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
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Lisa Baker Gibbs, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The musician requested that some parts be rewritten, specifically scenes that involved his family and Starkey, who was his first wife.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
But in classic Recording Academy fashion, the celebration barely lasted four months before the rule book was rewritten.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The browsing experience is being rewritten.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Lisa Baker Gibbs, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The musician requested that some parts be rewritten, specifically scenes that involved his family and Starkey, who was his first wife.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
But in classic Recording Academy fashion, the celebration barely lasted four months before the rule book was rewritten.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The browsing experience is being rewritten.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
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Some investors were confused that the draft rules published Wednesday evening still contained references to a foreign ownership cap that was set to be amended.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mustafa Ali has revealed that Shawn Michaels himself amended the promo for his comeback on NXT.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the think tank warned that there are significant regional differences behind the numbers; new data from the International Energy Agency revised renewable energy growth in the US by 2030 down by half.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company had initially aimed to install 2,000 new stations this year, but later revised that to 1,800–2,000.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Michael Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Player movement has also been reworked, allowing actions to be faster and more responsive, along with more convincing physics.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For example, as OpenAI’s models improved, the percentage of their task outputs that were as good as or better than humans’ outputs more than tripled.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During dissolution, the cellulose is chemically modified to aid the formation of a strong molecular network upon regeneration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the comp committee canceled 300,000 stock options subject to the $400 hurdle and modified the criterion for 550,000 stock options subject to the $350 hurdle to require that Corpay hit a closing stock price at or above $350 for at least three trading days by the end of 2024.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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