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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Critics of Trump's education department view the dismissal of Biden's Title IX rewrite as yet another anti-trans attack.
February 6, 2025
This post originally appeared on The 19th.
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Nadra Nittle, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
Through a series of legally dubious executive orders, Trump has effectively declared himself above the law, free to ignore Congress, and rewrite constitutional interpretation at will.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The voice note, originally obtained by Daily Mail, is a six-minute apology from Baldoni, who sounds desperate to fix any trouble over Lively’s rooftop rewrites.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nadra Nittle, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
Through a series of legally dubious executive orders, Trump has effectively declared himself above the law, free to ignore Congress, and rewrite constitutional interpretation at will.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The voice note, originally obtained by Daily Mail, is a six-minute apology from Baldoni, who sounds desperate to fix any trouble over Lively’s rooftop rewrites.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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First filed in October, the complaint was amended in December to include Carter's name in December.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But despite Republicans holding a majority in both the House and Senate, amending the Constitution has a much higher threshold than normal bill passage.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The ambitious plan to update and revise Dungeons and Dragons is complete.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Pritzker's own budget office revealed a $3.2 billion deficit for 2026 in November, but the governor's office has since revised that to a $1.7 billion deficit.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Founded in 1996, ZERO Prostate Cancer has been dedicated to improving and saving lives affected by prostate cancer through advocacy, education, awareness and support.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Multiple factors are interacting: the quirk of post-pandemic championships scheduling; faster races and global finals, and subsequently improved baseline fitness; the depth of races; the growth of the indoor circuit and how companies market and release shoes for those competitions.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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With this level of control, Shedd would be able to not only view and modify federal data, but also grant and revoke access to other people.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite pushback from local police chiefs, Santa Clara County supervisors six years ago did not modify the ICE notification component of the county policy, citing in part the shaky reliability of confirming someone’s immigration status in real-time.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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For the season, designers such as Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, Elie Saab and Mohammed Ashi, to name a few, reworked the corset while paying homage to Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk has called for the government's use of classified information to be reworked, after finding the system to be a barrier to effective communication.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewrite. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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