REWROTE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

rewrote

verb

past tense 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 rewrote Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction. —

Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026 Thorne also rewrote Piggy’s last scene, although his fate remains the same. —

Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Both played college basketball, as Clark rewrote the history books during her legendary career, while McCaffery played six seasons. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 In 2019, the network rewrote its long-standing values. —

Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 The flood rewrote both the schedule and the agenda. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Last week, the Senate Finance Committee rewrote a House tax bill and replaced it with language that would end the tax breaks sooner for certain data center equipment. —

Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026 The Verge noticed that Google's AI rewrote the headline on PCMag's story about the FCC foreign drone ban to suggest that the agency had reversed its ban. —

Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 One bone, properly analyzed, rewrote the ecological history of an entire island. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026

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Though it was never adopted, HJR 201 would have amended the state constitution to exempt homestead property from all assessed value taxation, excluding school district levies.

— Nicole Huyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Those with green cards will be considered, and others can't come at all, according to a Title 42 Order issued and amended by the CDC this week.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 23 May 2026