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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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Having walked off her late-night show rather than fire Ava in Season 4, she is determined to rewrite her premature obituary by playing Madison Square Garden.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The current energy shock could rewrite Japan’s inflation outlook, but the impact isn’t black and white, says Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Translators "have to rewrite the whole thing, redo the translations, but they still only get paid the reduced rate," said Holly Parsons, a Spanish-to-English translator at the beginning of her career.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Metaxas’s sad attempt to rewrite recent history is fitting.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“You can’t rewrite what happened, no matter what you do. None of us can. Whatever happened is what happened,” he finishes.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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