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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
Synonyms


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I personally don’t like to spend my time trying to rewrite things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Translators "have to rewrite the whole thing, redo the translations, but they still only get paid the reduced rate," said Holly Parsons, a Spanish-to-English translator at the beginning of her career.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Metaxas’s sad attempt to rewrite recent history is fitting.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Both chambers’ versions of the bill would also give the Treasury Secretary carte-blanche power to rewrite the legislation “to minimize market disruptions” and “mitigate, to the extent possible, negative impacts” on consumers, and communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“I erased my entire hard drive last night. I need to load everything back on and rewrite that essay for English. Hey, Brady, remember those oxymorons we talked about in lit the other day?”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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