as in to edit
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
if you redraft that paper and include more recent data, I think we could publish it
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Recent Examples of redraft
Meanwhile, China’s retaliatory tariffs are set to make components American drone makers rely on even more expensive; plans to redraft a new export system are already halting shipments of magnets, which are essential for drone motors.
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David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Aug. 2024
The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The league redrafts its teams each week with the top four point scorers serving as captains.
—Doug Feinberg, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Australia moved to redraft its defamation laws after a high court ruling found that publishers using social media platforms like Facebook should be held liable for defamatory third-party comments on their pages, CNBC reported in 2021.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
The Biden administration had to redraft the environmental reviews for that project after environmental groups won a lawsuit challenging them.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
As PenPlace came under review, a rash of other activity — including several major transportation projects sped up by the deal — prompted the county to redraft its blueprint for the entire neighborhood.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Democrats have spent a year trying to re-engineer the U.S. economy, redraft the nation’s social compact, and remake its political and legal institutions, all on the back of an imaginary electoral mandate.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Aug. 2024
The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The league redrafts its teams each week with the top four point scorers serving as captains.
—Doug Feinberg, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Australia moved to redraft its defamation laws after a high court ruling found that publishers using social media platforms like Facebook should be held liable for defamatory third-party comments on their pages, CNBC reported in 2021.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
The Biden administration had to redraft the environmental reviews for that project after environmental groups won a lawsuit challenging them.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
As PenPlace came under review, a rash of other activity — including several major transportation projects sped up by the deal — prompted the county to redraft its blueprint for the entire neighborhood.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Democrats have spent a year trying to re-engineer the U.S. economy, redraft the nation’s social compact, and remake its political and legal institutions, all on the back of an imaginary electoral mandate.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redraft
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Editor’s note: Questions were lightly edited for clarity and brevity.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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If elected, Valencia said her goals are to work to revise the budget, making communication seamless and providing more staff for mental health services.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, it was reworked entirely as a standalone series without connection to the Liev Schreiber-starrer.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Across the board, furniture companies have been reworking their sales forecasts, amid an uncertain macro climate marked by a difficult housing market and declining consumer confidence.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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