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 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 The neo-Brandeisians rewrote guidelines to impose stricter standards for merger approvals. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewrote
  1. amended
  2. revised
  3. reworked
  4. improved
  5. changed
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  • 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
Definition of amended
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  • The Conditions Producing The Fourth The post-war framework that underpinned global trade and investment decision making is being revised in real time.
    — Murthy Maddali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Regulations could be revised to ramp up solar production, too, and natural gas is back on the table for generating additional capacity.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of revised
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  • In the end, the Padres and Nationals reworked the Soto deal to include San Diego infielder Luke Voit.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Today at work the performance review needs to be reworked like everything else.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of reworked
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  • Math scores in Fort Worth ISD and across Tarrant County have not improved as much as reading scores in recent years.
    — Samuel O’Neal July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Estrogen-containing therapies are linked to not only decreased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among younger patients, but also to improved quality of life.
    — Versha Pleasant, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of improved
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  • But save your loyalty for the companies that can show you what actually changed.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of changed

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