- past participle of rewrite.
rewritten
Example Sentences
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The rules of international trade are being rewritten.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
And estate documents drafted before 2026 generally need to be rewritten around the problem that’s now arriving, rather than the problem the older documents were drafted to solve.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
But ever since the laws of the game were rewritten in 1997 to prohibit challenging the keeper mid-catch, the man between the sticks has become a protected species.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
But Sue Sim, former chief constable of Northumbria Police, called for the 2022 document to be withdrawn and rewritten.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
There was no recourse, were no laws but the ones rewritten every day.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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