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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The filmmakers had rewritten Sandy as an exchange student to accommodate the British-Australian accent no one would ever dream of disguising.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
In between, Pigott had rewritten the record books.
From BBC ● May 29, 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
Portico on Wednesday said it had rewritten its code almost immediately after the issue was raised by Ms. Thorp, dropping the heel requirement, among others.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
It was the Butterfly Man who had taken that report and had rewritten and revised it, and clothed it with a terrible earnestness and force.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler
