rewrite
verb (used with object)
to write in a different form or manner; revise.
had rewritten
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past perfectof rewrite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Lively made a cameo appearance in Reynolds’ 2024 hit “Deadpool & Wolverine” and said in an interview that her husband had rewritten a scene in “It Ends With Us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
In his victory speech, the governor declared that they had "rewritten the political map".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022
It quickly identified businesses that had sabotaged competitors’ entries and government agencies that had rewritten history, among other findings.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Even if he had rewritten the text a few minutes after publication, that would not be considered ethical under widely accepted journalistic standards.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
Anyway, there are two pieces of work off my mind, and though I could wish I had rewritten a little more of DAVID, yet it was plainly to be seen it was impossible.
From Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson
