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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After those findings were released in December 2022, the correction department started rewriting its execution protocol under a new commissioner.
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Trump rally gun suspect shows radical signs, sheriff says Josh Shapiro is rewriting the playbook.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
In a field where only 13% of nurses are men, Southern University is rewriting the script.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Oct. 2024
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Trump rally gun suspect shows radical signs, sheriff says Josh Shapiro is rewriting the playbook.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
In a field where only 13% of nurses are men, Southern University is rewriting the script.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewrite. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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