as in amending
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 rewriting
Atlanta artist Robell Awake is in many ways rewriting the history of the decorative arts in America.
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Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Electrification is also rewriting the rules of energy security.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Scientists spend weeks gaming out what reviewers want to hear, rewriting fundable ideas that simply fell on the wrong side of an arbitrary line.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The site revealed a complex agricultural society dating back millennia, fundamentally rewriting Southeast Asian prehistory, the scholars say.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Agentic commerce is rewriting those steps.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The phrase Barbut used was à droit constant—tighten the screws without rewriting the law.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
However, the transition has been slow, largely because switching processor architectures requires rewriting operating systems and applications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
But no statutory or historical context supports rewriting the statute as the majority undertakes to do.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Electrification is also rewriting the rules of energy security.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Scientists spend weeks gaming out what reviewers want to hear, rewriting fundable ideas that simply fell on the wrong side of an arbitrary line.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The site revealed a complex agricultural society dating back millennia, fundamentally rewriting Southeast Asian prehistory, the scholars say.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Agentic commerce is rewriting those steps.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The phrase Barbut used was à droit constant—tighten the screws without rewriting the law.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
However, the transition has been slow, largely because switching processor architectures requires rewriting operating systems and applications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
But no statutory or historical context supports rewriting the statute as the majority undertakes to do.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewriting
Verb
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While the commission approved amending the license, the change is contingent on the installation of a camera and a potential fence requirement, pending review from the city’s Transportation, Engineering and Development department.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Results will direct you on the best method for amending soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Why is Charlotte revising its vegetation laws?—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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To some degree, this will be a matter of revising previous efforts to expand access to early-childhood education.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With the advent of better cancer-screening tools, survival rates are improving, and wonder-drug therapeutics for many conditions are now on the market.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In recent designs, AIP modules can extend underwater endurance from roughly two days to several weeks, significantly improving stealth and operational flexibility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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About two weeks ago, Gu set about reworking her rails portion — the four features on the more-technical top of the slope — to juice up her Olympic routine.—
Eddie Pells,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hudson’s look followed that logic in a literal way, lifting a runway outfit into a daytime awards season stop without reworking the styling.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One confidant reportedly told a source that Bass was not truthful in her public statements about her lack of involvement and warned her that modifying the report could harm her politically.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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By targeting the underlying neuronal degeneration, ER-100 is positioned as a potential disease-modifying treatment rather than a symptomatic fix.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Photons, for example, can bounce off an atom and carry off positional information about it without changing the quantum state of the system.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Al Flowers, who has lived on King Drive for about four years but has stayed in the area nearly his entire life, wants neighbors to continue to host public meetings about future developments to ensure residents like himself have a voice in how the area is changing.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rippon says the new study may be a step toward correcting that legacy.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Braces were then tweaked over the following decades as scientists figured out how teeth moved, grew, and best reacted to smile-correcting technology.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
4 Feb. 2026
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