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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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States are grappling with how to rewrite laws to address the issue, and lawyers are encouraging people to rethink their estate plans.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the film’s first screening, Weinstein demanded it be rewritten and reshot with a happy ending—but Stoppard fought to keep his denouement of “love lost, inspiration gained.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Times added: "Volume one doesn't rewrite the manual but why would you want it to?"

From BBC

“If you ask me personally, I would rewrite everything,” said Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, calling the plan “100 to zero” in Russia’s favor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Amid the site rewrite, one header remained: "Vaccines do not cause Autism."

From Barron's