rewrite history

idiom

: to change what has happened in the past
You can't rewrite history.

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Texas could easily introduce a Texas Strip without trying to rewrite history. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Trump isn't alone in the effort to rewrite history as it was captured on camera and attested to by more than one of my friends. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The powers that be rewrite history and offer promotions in exchange for silence. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025 Lower courts are holding up many of the president’s priorities, but nothing has risen to the Supreme Court, where these battles over presidential power could rewrite history. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rewrite history

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“Rewrite history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewrite%20history. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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