REWROTE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

rewrote

verb

past tense of rewrite

as in amended

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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Recent Examples of rewrote Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez rewrote the club record books with his 318th career home run on Saturday. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 The resilient Kiwi rewrote the record books this weekend at Royal Birkdale. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Outfield and utility Kaylee Vien, senior, Byron Nelson The Temple College signee rewrote the Byron Nelson record books, setting single-season program marks in hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs while also breaking the career home run record. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 Franchetti rewrote the bill ten times, and this week, Assemblyman Charles Lavine said both sides of the aisle in Albany came together on Kyra's Law. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 12 June 2026 More recently, distance runner Parker Valby recently rewrote the collegiate record books, while van Daalen continues to push the boundaries in the discus. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026 The musical feels so relevant to 2026 that audience members have asked director Lear deBessonet, also Tony-nominated, if the creative team rewrote the script for this production. — ABC News, 6 June 2026 The neo-Brandeisians rewrote guidelines to impose stricter standards for merger approvals. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction. — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026

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Earlier this year, Greenwood Village also amended its municipal code to prohibit low power e-scooters and class 3 e-bikes from city paths, trails and sidewalks.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In June, the bill was amended to require that 85% of the funding go to jobs with above-average wages for the industry and that provide pension and health benefits — essentially a requirement that the jobs meet union standards.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of amended

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In 2020, the HOA board eligibility statute was revised to make HOA membership mandatory as a requirement for board service.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Lawler and her co-authors have since revised that estimate to less than three days because so many satellites have gone up since their study was published.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

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Instead, the culinary team reworked the dressing into a richer, creamier dill ranch designed to mellow the burger’s sharp briny flavors while still letting the pickles shine.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
With less shedding needed overall, Escom has also reworked its rationing schedule to put households first and ask industry to wait.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of reworked

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Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic winners Brookwood, Roswell and North Gwinnett all greatly improved their positions with wins last week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Bera also urged the administration to ensure that the protections remain in place until conditions in Haiti have measurably improved.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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