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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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The state initially refused to ratify the 1922 compact at all, provoking the other states to rewrite the document so it would go into effect with the approval of only six states rather than seven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Two months later, Raman unveiled a plan to ask voters to rewrite Measure ULA, calling for her ballot proposal to be fast-tracked to the council.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The detectors can also be ineffective as a new crop of AI "humanizing" tools emerges that rewrite AI-generated text to make it appear more human-like, researchers warn.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

European campaigners have long been calling for a rewrite of terms used to discuss women's bodies, sexuality and health.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Colin Maclaurin and Brook Taylor, perhaps the best British mathematicians in the era of isolation from the Continent, discovered how to use calculus to rewrite functions in a totally different form.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

"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

When Euphoria first launched, it quickly became one of the defining shows of its generation, but after a five-year break marked by strikes, rewrites and cast departures, it returned to a noticeably more divided response.

From BBC ● May 30, 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

“But why do I have to be the one who rewrites the future? We were only trying to get your dashiki back. That’s the only reason we’re here in the first place!”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

According to Bono, he and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid rewrote the lyrics and Parton agreed to sing that version.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

The rules of the road on swap dealers were set by Dodd-Frank, the landmark measure that rewrote financial regulations in the wake of the 2008-09 crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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

“I even rewrote some of the lyrics to the song so it would be okay for school,” I said.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

A few lines in your letter could be rewritten to reframe your history.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A judge ruled the legislature’s summary unfair and ordered it rewritten.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Both candidates said there was potential grounds for a legal challenge to the rewritten duties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

But in recent weeks, several organisations have called for the rules to be rewritten.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

To prove my point, I had taken Liu’s essay and rewritten it for an African audience.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Others, however, will insist the rewriting of history is the only way of restoring the competition's official record, and rewarding clubs that competed within the rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

A player who is rewriting the NFL record book is more likely to come back and torch the Giants than to have two poor performances in a row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

It marks the moment when AI systems take control of their own development, sharpening and rewriting their own code, constantly refining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

I can read my journals from this period and trace the evolution—of a young girl rewriting her history.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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