- past tense form of rewrite.
rewrote
Example Sentences
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Congress rewrote the charitable-deduction rules, effective Jan. 1, 2026, with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and every change pushed value away from the deduction and toward your adjusted gross income.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Quentin Tarantino told Variety he had a production designer track one down for an opening shot of “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” at the Chinese Theatre before he rewrote the script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The bill rewrote the math on charitable giving,” says Kevin Knull, chief executive officer of TaxStatus.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Playwright Jonathan Spector rewrote lines in “Eureka Day” because laughter drowned out key dialogue and backstage cues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He wrote and rewrote the e-mail, not mentioning his wife or using the first person plural, trying for a balance between earnest and funny.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
