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rewrite

verb as in revise

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Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said their absence "starts to rewrite the whole script for the Ashes".

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“But why do I have to be the one who rewrites the future? We were only trying to get your dashiki back. That’s the only reason we’re here in the first place!”

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“Quite sure. Be brave and be true, be the best governess you can be, and give the future a chance to rewrite itself accordingly.”

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For historians and archaeologists, it was a groundbreaking revelation, one that would rewrite a significant part of the history of the Bronze Age.

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The Church now faces the painstaking task of rebuilding systems that failed for years: rewriting governance structures, establishing credible oversight, and embedding a culture that encourages reporting rather than avoids it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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