as in to amend
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 rewrite
Guillermo then sees this as an opportunity to rewrite the past and offer a new perspective about them all.
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Sam agrees to rewrite the book and add a chapter on veterans’ support, and LaRoche steps forward to take all the credit for uncovering the truth.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
That's why the Michigan team is working on a new computer memory that can store and rewrite information even when it's heated to over 1,100 °F (600 °C).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Critics complain that its inbox summaries, email rewrites, and photo search, as well as a more conversational Siri, don’t seem much different than the gen-AI offerings already unveiled by competitors.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Sam agrees to rewrite the book and add a chapter on veterans’ support, and LaRoche steps forward to take all the credit for uncovering the truth.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
That's why the Michigan team is working on a new computer memory that can store and rewrite information even when it's heated to over 1,100 °F (600 °C).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Critics complain that its inbox summaries, email rewrites, and photo search, as well as a more conversational Siri, don’t seem much different than the gen-AI offerings already unveiled by competitors.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Disrupting the flow of taxpayer dollars to the fund would require further amending the city charter.Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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The state legislature’s changes to amend the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022 went into effect on July 1.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Although the Fed's expected to trim its short-term, benchmark fed funds rate again by a quarter percentage point, many economists expect the central bank to signal a slower pace of rate cuts next year and revise its economic outlook.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Early reports were that at least four people were killed, though police have since revised that figure to three.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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An additional 22 full-time employees would further improve advocacy statewide.Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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Which reveals the third culprit that prevents people from unlocking powerful eye contact: not knowing how to improve it.Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
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The committee modified rule 11.L.5.b to mandate a replay if the ball hits the net, goes over, and then hits a drooping net that’s laying on the ground.Todd Boss, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Comprising 42 pairs of chromosomes instead of the original 14, the DNA of modern wheat has been artificially modified.Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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With the full moon in Cancer happening on the same day, there is a need to consider your well-being and rework your daily routines accordingly.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Yet, what should have been universally condemned was reworked into something plausible.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewrite. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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