rewritten

verb

past participle of rewrite
as in amended
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 rewritten Coca-Cola and the automobile predate it, and its boundaries have repeatedly been contested and rewritten. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 His work with Steven Spielberg — Kamiński has shot 20 films with Spielberg, including his latest, Disclosure Day — has rewritten the visual grammar of Hollywood. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 The refusal has to be enforced in the part of the system that does not get rewritten every sprint. — Murali Rajendran, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Her life — not to mention Trip’s life, though Keery is squirreled away at the back of the stage during the climax — is rewritten in the show’s last 15 minutes, as new trauma is sold to us as resolution of the old. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 What could be next Expect the recurrent-UTI playbook to shift over the next 18 to 24 months, not because guidelines are being rewritten tomorrow, but because the research and the patient demand are both pulling in the same direction. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 In short, the industry has quietly rewritten a service standard travelers used to take for granted. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 From that point forward, everything was rewritten with her performance in mind. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 And in a small way, its history is being rewritten every day by those who work or sail aboard her. — John Ramos, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
  1. amended
  2. revised
  3. reworked
  4. improved
  5. modified
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  • In October 2025, Guatemala’s Congress amended several laws to designate the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as transnational criminal and terrorist organizations.
    — Almudena Calatrava, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The original proposal included employers of all sizes, but the Board of Health amended the policy to exempt small businesses.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of amended
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  • The office of the president and the Transportation Ministry later revised that number downward to 69 dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This story has been revised to reflect that Oracle's investment-grade credit rating is BBB-, according to S&P.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of revised
Verb
  • Brown purchased the downtown space at the end of 2023 and reworked it over the last two years.
    — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Endlessly reworked, the cost-effective 699 Superleggera became so popular that producer Cassina had to put an ad in Domus, the magazine Ponti had established three decades earlier, warning about the legal ramifications of copyright infringement.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • As broadcasting capabilities improved, the key didn’t have to get quite so cozy with the ignition system to effectively communicate.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 29 Oct. 2026
  • After the 2016 sales tax hike, the proceeds of which went largely toward pensions, the retirement funding steadily improved.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • The researchers modified a capsid protein called pVIII, attaching cancer antigens to its surface by incorporating the corresponding genetic instructions into the virus.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The indictment describes another customer being told that their asylum story was too long and too personal and needed to be modified.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of modified

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“Rewritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewritten. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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