rewritten

past participle of rewrite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rewritten The proposal comes as Congress continues to debate the Protect College Sports Act, which has been rewritten repeatedly over the past five months. Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Trump is doubling down on the pledge at a time when the broader social contract is being rewritten by AI, a technology that is evolving so quickly in its capabilities that governments are struggling over how to provide oversight. ABC News, 23 July 2026 That star Jodi Lyn O’Keefe was originally cast as The Big Bang Theory‘s female lead, who was originally named Katie before being rewritten to the Penny that fans have come to love — and who was ultimately played by Cuoco. Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Jack W. Hill, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2026 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 July 2026 According to the lawsuit, Independence City Clerk Suzanne Holland notified organizers of the beginning of the 10-day re-collection period in a letter dated May 28, but with the date scratched out in pen and rewritten as May 29. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 But as the labor market is rewritten, education may become one of the most important forms of economic infrastructure. Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Across generations and genres, these 11 couples have rewritten the script on commitment. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
Verb
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Lofton texted that the returns needed to be amended and referred questions to Brookins.
    Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Moderna subsequently revised its application to seek full vaccine approval for adults aged 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults aged 65 and older.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The software controlling the car’s adaptive suspension, stability control, and even the electronic differential has been revised to enable a sharper feel.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Used as a dinner roll, Scott reworked Savage’s original recipe to include more shortening, eggs, sugar, and water, achieving a richer flavor and a longer shelf life.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her black Roberto Cavalli dress, from the label’s Fall/Winter 2000 collection, was reworked for the star by Fausto Puglisi and featured a gold vertebrae on the back.
    Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The red-hot Red Sox won their eighth straight and 10th of 11 and improved to 31-5 in their last 36 games.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Research has shown a link between free meal programs and learning, including a 2021 Brookings Institution study that found math performance improved in school districts that qualified for the National School Lunch program.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Powerful open-weight systems make this work more urgent because their capabilities can be modified and deployed outside the controls of their original developers.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Beep baseball traces its origins to engineer Charlie Fairbanks, who in 1964 modified a softball by inserting an electronic beeping device so that blind children could play the game, the release said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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