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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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Those arguments haven’t satisfied an array of activists, who urged the council to rewrite the agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Sumner was a radical Republican on the vanguard of the anti-slavery movement, and as an abolitionist, he was fighting to rewrite the Constitution using Frederick Douglass’ language.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

We can’t rewrite the family circumstances students were born into, but we can be honest about how family shapes student outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Of course, one performance cannot rewrite the semi-final.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

It was therefore necessary to rewrite a paragraph of Big Brother’s speech in such a way as to make him predict the thing that had actually happened.

From "1984" by George Orwell

So instead, Rebecca rewrites the call to “Believe” into a prayer for a chance.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

"The study rewrites the timeline for the koala's genetic history in Australia," says PhD student Toby Kovacs, who led the research.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

It also says proposed amendments have to go through the Legislature twice, with an election in between, giving voters another chance to be heard on constitutional rewrites.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

In situations when clients wanted more-substantial rewrites, I could charge a few hundred dollars for an essay.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2026

He was in final rewrites for a book about his first Arctic expedition; she was finishing prior séance commitments.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Congress rewrote the charitable-deduction rules, effective Jan. 1, 2026, with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and every change pushed value away from the deduction and toward your adjusted gross income.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

In March 2025, he rewrote the novel in five days.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

But the numbers already racked up by Sinner show how he is undoubtedly tracking Djokovic, Nadal and Federer - who became known as the 'Big Three' as they rewrote the record books.

From BBC May 17, 2026

“The bill rewrote the math on charitable giving,” says Kevin Knull, chief executive officer of TaxStatus.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

“I rewrote all the important notes for every class and color coded them by relevance. Just have to study them now.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

And the terms are being rewritten in real time by the sole signatory.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Institutional judgment becomes meaningless when operational directives can be rewritten on a whim overnight.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Throughout history, innovations including gunpowder, chemical weapons and airplanes have repeatedly rewritten rules of combat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Both see a need to move homeless people into housing, and both have said that Measure ULA, the city’s tax on high-end property sales, needs to be rewritten to spur apartment construction.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

But I remember rewriting several sentences of my own work in the hopes of satisfying this new integrity god.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Galperin said she has seen how creators of stalkerware have resisted changing their product function in favor of rewriting ad copy to say their software is meant for parents, employees or “building trust in relationships.”

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

In addition to adding a slop button, LinkedIn last month said it was phasing out an “enhance your post” feature that encouraged the use of AI tools for proofreading and rewriting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Through her audacity and fierce self-belief, Osterberg was a prime mover in rewriting the playbook for women in British sport.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

After rewriting it a few dozen times, I tapped the Send button.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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