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 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 The seismic loss of Helen McCrory led to the final season being rewritten. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Salon menus across the country are being rewritten around it. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
  1. amended
  2. revised
  3. reworked
  4. improved
  5. modified
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  • Questions remain Miami Gardens amended its public-participation policy in February 2026, after Jackson filed her lawsuit.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That order was amended in 2011 so that Moss only had to see a psychiatrist quarterly.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of amended
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  • The team revised Rotta’s face and coloring to bring him closer to Jabba while refining his muscular physique.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Titles, descriptions and other metadata for older videos and podcasts may also be revised to reflect the new terminology, while the original recordings, transcripts and captions will remain unchanged.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of revised
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  • Shoppers vied to get their hands on the iconic brand’s heritage denim, button-downs, khakis, and hoodies, all reworked with the sharp tailoring and sleek silhouettes Beckham is known for.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The two sides reworked Norvell’s deal in December 2024 after the Seminoles finished 2-10 in the program’s worst season in 50 years.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of reworked
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  • Holden’s ear for beats has steadily improved to fit his breakneck delivery since 2022, peaking with 2025’s Mulberry Silk Road, which was primarily laced by German producer 2000 Souls and executive-produced by Marciano.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the best-case scenario, those flaws can be worked through and improved upon as the Leafs settle in and get used to new systems and new teammates.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
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  • The new generation of therapeutic peptides is chemically modified to resist breakdown in the gastrointestinal tract, where traditional peptide drugs degrade before they can be absorbed.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That makes this galactic trio bad news for MOND, or modified Newtonian dynamics, an alternative to dark matter proposed in 1983 by the physicist Mordehai Milgrom.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of modified

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“Rewritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewritten. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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