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 rewritten
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Financiers are becoming distributors, distributors are becoming producers, and the traditional pathways for independent films are being rewritten in real time.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Sarah and Paul were getting huge monologues to memorize every night, and those would then be rewritten.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Antisemitism flourishes when truth is rewritten and identity is untethered from history.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The next era of workplace innovation is here—and the old playbook is being rewritten.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Financiers are becoming distributors, distributors are becoming producers, and the traditional pathways for independent films are being rewritten in real time.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Sarah and Paul were getting huge monologues to memorize every night, and those would then be rewritten.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Antisemitism flourishes when truth is rewritten and identity is untethered from history.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The next era of workplace innovation is here—and the old playbook is being rewritten.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
Verb
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Early in the law’s history, Congress amended it to include an exemption.—
Dan Salas,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2026
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Parts of the ballot language backing a tax on second homes in San Diego are misleading and must be amended, a judge ruled Thursday.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then-Councilmember Raul Peralez helped hold the deal together as construction deadlines loomed, the development changed hands and plans were revised.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The measure could be revised within 90 days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mansfield improved to 8-12-1 overall and 4-3 in district while Legacy dropped to 18-6 and 5-2.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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My sleep schedule improved This was the earliest sign that things were changing.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Since then, Moscow has modified them to improve their effectiveness, begun domestic production and repeatedly launched the drones in waves at Ukrainian cities.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Since then, Moscow has modified them to improve their effectiveness, begun domestic production, and repeatedly launched the drones in waves at Ukrainian cities.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Rewritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewritten. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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