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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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After the Jane Doe accuser amended her lawsuit to name Carter, the Roc Nation mogul formally responded to the complaint the next morning.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Officially titled the Enforcement and Modernization Directive, the Omnibus Directive amended the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Price Indications Directive.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise.Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Festival of Holidays places the emphasis on diversity, reflecting resort-wide initiatives that in recent years have reworked rides and removed outdated stereotypes.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Mikey Anderson added an empty-net goal as Los Angeles improved to 17-8-3 with its eighth victory in 10 games.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Since then, new sweeteners have been ushered in which improved heat stability.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The electrical signals in his residual muscles would be too confused and too weak for the neural-control system, unless his amputation could be modified.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Rewritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewritten. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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