REWRITING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

rewriting

verb

present participle of rewrite

as in amending

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 rewriting Crypto-agility has often been described as the ability to swap algorithms without rewriting applications. — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The reforms center on breaking veto-heavy decision deadlocks, bringing poorer economies into global supply chains, cracking down on unfair state subsidies and rewriting outdated 20th-century trade rules. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Competing with YouTube Still, Bajaria isn't interested in completely rewriting the rulebook. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Miami has spent its first two outings rewriting the school record book, putting up numbers the likes of which are typically reserved for video games. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 App-first platforms are rewriting how new moms access physical therapy. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 For fashion, those changing expectations are rewriting the rules of engagement, too. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 Those changes can also indirectly make the monthly obligation more affordable, even if the issuer isn't technically rewriting its standard minimum payment formula. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 AccRite, meanwhile, sees cinema not just as a tool for unlocking the future but also for rewriting the past. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

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The city’s planning director said amending the zoning code to allow data centers in Sacramento would require multiple public hearings.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The complex legislation — added by gutting and amending a bill known as Senate Bill 492 — was introduced less than three days before the legislative session was to end Monday.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of amending

Verb

The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
The National Park Service is revising interpretations at its sites to offer an upbeat rendering of human bondage, if slavery is mentioned at all.

— Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of revising

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In these cases, GLP-1 medications can provide cognitive benefits by lowering blood pressure and improving blood sugar control.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The neuroscientist’s guide to improving brain function and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of improving

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Most companies already have established processes for deciding where to expand, allocating capital and evaluating new markets, and reworking those processes requires more than adding another tool.

— Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworking

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Energy companies might save substantial capital by tapping naturally occurring subterranean structures rather than excavating artificial caverns or modifying depleted reservoirs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
An agent might be permitted to read a database but prohibited from modifying it, generate a purchase order but not approve one, or access public websites while being blocked from transmitting sensitive corporate information.

— Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of modifying

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Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of changing

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Malissa Tayaba, vice chair of the Shingle Springs tribe, said the bill was a modest step toward correcting the exclusion of tribes from decisions.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The routine output juniors used to produce is what clears the gate, so what is left is checking, correcting and escalating what an agent produced.

— Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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