rewrite
verb (used with object)
to write in a different form or manner; revise.
have rewritten
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present perfectof rewrite.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As it prepares to go public, SpaceX has struck a number of deals that have rewritten its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“The breakthroughs in AI have rewritten the narrative for tech equities,” they wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
From Tom Brady to Kelly Slater, modern athletes across all sports have rewritten the traditional guidelines around age and decline in the 21st century.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Since then, some Indian state governments have rewritten school textbooks to deemphasize him.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
He has lost this courage, or he would have rewritten "The Black Arrow."
From An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
