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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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The plan is not binding but serves as a statement of the administration's priorities as Congress begins drafting spending legislation, with lawmakers retaining the power to rewrite or reject it.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

After Chávez won a landslide presidential election in 1998, Flores helped rewrite the constitution and served in a new National Assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In any other system, the programmer would have had to rewrite the code and recompile a huge block of the program, maybe even all of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Some of those clients are middlemen, running their own application counseling services overseas and asking me to rewrite hundreds of essays that were translated into English using A.I.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“Quite sure. Be brave and be true, be the best governess you can be, and give the future a chance to rewrite itself accordingly.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood