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 Earlier this year, the Academy rewrote one of its oldest acting rules. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 But Liu and Glorioso rewrote the equations in a more accessible way in 2018, and the calculations started to trickle out. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez rewrote the club record books with his 318th career home run on Saturday. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 The resilient Kiwi rewrote the record books this weekend at Royal Birkdale. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Outfield and utility Kaylee Vien, senior, Byron Nelson The Temple College signee rewrote the Byron Nelson record books, setting single-season program marks in hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs while also breaking the career home run record. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 Franchetti rewrote the bill ten times, and this week, Assemblyman Charles Lavine said both sides of the aisle in Albany came together on Kyra's Law. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 12 June 2026 More recently, distance runner Parker Valby recently rewrote the collegiate record books, while van Daalen continues to push the boundaries in the discus. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026 The musical feels so relevant to 2026 that audience members have asked director Lear deBessonet, also Tony-nominated, if the creative team rewrote the script for this production. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

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In 2006, Joseph pursued ballot measures that would have amended Proposition 103 amid an effort by John Garamendi, the insurance commissioner at the time, to tighten the ZIP code regulations established by his predecessor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The golfer, who changed his plea in the DUI case from not guilty to no contest, had one charge amended to Local 1 reckless driving and a second charge altered to a careless driving citation as part of a plea deal, according to court records.

— Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of amended

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Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of revised

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Comcast and Charter have reworked pricing strategies and leaned on their growing mobile businesses as methods to retain, and potentially gain, more broadband customers in recent years.

— CJ Haddad,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
The assortment has been reworked, albeit gently, to return to its roots.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworked

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In that context, the extra lending since the end of June and the peculiarities of that Gordon transfer instalment make plenty of sense, as the club continues to lose cash each season, even as underlying profitability measures are much improved.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The institute says future progress will therefore depend not only on better algorithms, but also on common standards, interoperable interfaces, realistic testing and improved resistance to electronic interference.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

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