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
The same capabilities rewriting software engineering, medicine and your high schooler’s essay are now trained on construction data.
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Mike Winn,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Professors are rewriting assignments and grading rubrics.
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Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Long before luxury resorts became synonymous with Las Vegas, Steve Wynn was busy rewriting the city’s playbook.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
My previous reporting has shown that a former lobbyist for Hildebrand’s company — who now has a top post at the Environmental Protection Agency — has been rewriting methane regulations with advice from the oil industry.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
Chris Thomas Devlin, who penned the screenplay for the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot and Cobweb, wrote the script, though The Hollywood Reporter says Devlin is rewriting it.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
The goal is to help users spend less time manually rewriting drafts.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
Halle Berry is rewriting the script on aging out loud, and creatine is now part of her playbook.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
To build with this mindset is to ensure that the design itself speaks, preventing the passage of time from quietly rewriting a deeply specific history into a generic tragedy.
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Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Mike Winn,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Professors are rewriting assignments and grading rubrics.
—
Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Long before luxury resorts became synonymous with Las Vegas, Steve Wynn was busy rewriting the city’s playbook.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
My previous reporting has shown that a former lobbyist for Hildebrand’s company — who now has a top post at the Environmental Protection Agency — has been rewriting methane regulations with advice from the oil industry.
—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
Chris Thomas Devlin, who penned the screenplay for the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot and Cobweb, wrote the script, though The Hollywood Reporter says Devlin is rewriting it.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
The goal is to help users spend less time manually rewriting drafts.
—
Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
Halle Berry is rewriting the script on aging out loud, and creatine is now part of her playbook.
—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
To build with this mindset is to ensure that the design itself speaks, preventing the passage of time from quietly rewriting a deeply specific history into a generic tragedy.
—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewriting
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Recently, the Illinois Register proposed amending the administrative code to update the definitions of the various alcohol categories solely by their production process — not their alcohol content.
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That’s what’s important, so just amending the contract doesn’t work for me.
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American scientists weren't done revising our entire picture of the cosmos, however.
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Protections should not depend on teenagers accurately identifying themselves, parents reviewing every interaction, or lawmakers revising statutes at the same pace companies update their models.
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Pogačar is only improving as a rider, a scary proposition for man with his extraordinary palmares.
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Higgins also says that improving resilience will mean changing the city’s building code to allow innovative new technology.
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The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.
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Call it a Sporty Spice revival—fashion insiders are reworking them into a key seasonal staple.
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The report’s authors recommend modifying the fence sections so that there is a large animal jump at least every 1,000 feet, along with ground openings for small mammals every 500 feet.
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The companies are also modifying the electrical characteristics of the devices in other ways.
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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
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One is mainly about efficiency, while the other is about changing outcomes.
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For decades, beauty has focused on correcting the visible effects of stress.
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Fernandez and Iglesias walked around, correcting students and teaching them the proper footing and hand technique.
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“Rewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewriting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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