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
The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.
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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
The project needs the approval of Anaheim city officials to redraft a specific plan approved by the city in the 1990s that defined the areas of the resort that are set aside for attractions, for hotels and for parking.
—Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
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
The project needs the approval of Anaheim city officials to redraft a specific plan approved by the city in the 1990s that defined the areas of the resort that are set aside for attractions, for hotels and for parking.
—Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redraft
Verb
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The following has been edited and shortened for clarity.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Goldman Sachs this week revised its year-end target for gold prices to $3,300, up from $3,100, underscoring how the yellow metal’s rise this year is expected to last amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
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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In the end, Darnell reworked the show to pit two women against each other in every episode, competing for their spot in the final pageant at the behest of outside judges rather than their peers.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Vacheron reworked the Maltese Cross pattern on the bezel to feature six notches rather than eight, while the dial is date-less and features applied luminescent indices and sword hands.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Redraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redraft. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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