as in amended
to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information
The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay. I had to rewrite the computer program.
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Recent Examples of rewritten
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Brandon Smith, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
Taking on aspects of Andre’s — and Chance’s — presence in the gang’s storyline this season wasn’t something Thomas had an awareness of, particularly in scenes that were maybe rewritten for him.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Cambodia’s legal framework does not need to be rewritten to fix this.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The musician requested that some parts be rewritten, specifically scenes that involved his family and Starkey, who was his first wife.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Brandon Smith, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
Taking on aspects of Andre’s — and Chance’s — presence in the gang’s storyline this season wasn’t something Thomas had an awareness of, particularly in scenes that were maybe rewritten for him.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Cambodia’s legal framework does not need to be rewritten to fix this.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The musician requested that some parts be rewritten, specifically scenes that involved his family and Starkey, who was his first wife.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet Southpaw has rewritten the script.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewritten
Verb
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Lee Coleman, an attorney for Moore’s family, said the complaint could be amended once further details become available, and that defendants could be added.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s commentary, and some of his changes to the STB since his return to the Oval Office, have suggested that the board’s regulatory framework could be amended to make for more merger-friendly conditions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police initially reported the crash involved nine vehicles, but later revised that to seven vehicles.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Constellation was cancelled in 2010, Orion’s design was revised and repurposed for the Artemis program.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many have reworked their menus to account for the simple physical fact that anything warm put into a container immediately begins to steam in its own heat, getting soggy.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Penguins improved to 6-0-2 in their past eight after Bryan Rust and Ben Kindel scored 61 seconds apart in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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This month, a gadget for brewing better tea, a love letter to a lost water bottle, and a new-and-improved version of viral pan (yes, that one).—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Illston later modified the order, including by broadening it to cover six additional unions.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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About a third of full-service restaurants have modified their space over the past few years to account for the delivery boom, according to data from the National Restaurant Association.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Rewritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewritten. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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