rewrites

verb

present tense third-person singular of rewrite
as in amends
to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay. I had to rewrite the computer program.

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Recent Examples of rewrites The Neo rewrites the budget-laptop playbook, with a higher-end build, a more advanced screen, longer battery life, and faster speeds than many laptops in its price range. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026 Sensors track flow, signals and microdelays; the agent continuously rewrites signal timing, lane usage and routing incentives in real time. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Energy markets don’t stop at state lines, so when one state rewrites the rules for major producers, every state feels it at the pump and on the power bill. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than about the country doing the rewriting. — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026 Seeing women throw shoulders in the paint, pick up yellow cards and soon, carve up the ice, fundamentally rewrites the mythology of sports for everyone — male, female and everyone in between in the Bay. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 The decision, issued at a FIFA Council meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, rewrites a long-standing rule that required FIFA to recognize a national team through the country’s own soccer federation. — Max Feliu, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 There’s a moment when Cee Cee, auditioning for a big-shot New York composer, rewrites his song to bring out the girl power. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026 The narrative rewrites itself almost overnight. — Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewrites
  1. amends
  2. revises
  3. reworks
  4. changes
  5. improves
  6. modifies
Verb
  • The legislation now before Parliament amends a law passed in that same period, intended to deter organized malpractice and protect the credibility of public examinations.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The measure amends the city's general plan and land use framework to add a citywide ban on data centers, according to city officials.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Definition of amends
Verb
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Golden Gate revises the design system to reduce the distractions that should never have been present in the first place.
    — Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of revises
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  • Snooz reworks that moment so the treat aligns with the goal of actually falling asleep afterward.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.
    — Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026
Definition of reworks
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  • Cracker Barrel had already committed substantial capital to a transformation without proving which changes customers wanted, which investments would improve restaurant economics, and which businesses still deserved a place inside the company.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The total solar eclipse in your sign could coincide with a new role or personal reinvention that changes the way others perceive you.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of changes
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  • Communities will debate whether AI improves access to knowledge or deepens dependence on a few private platforms.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • A couple of other gaming headsets, including SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, have swappable batteries, but Glorious' approach improves upon that with its little internal battery that keeps you connected and in the game while swapping.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of improves
Verb
  • So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of modifies

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