rewrite
verb (used with object)
to write in a different form or manner; revise.
rewriting
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present participleof rewrite.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Now the news side of the Chronicle has published a story headlined “Scott Wiener spent years rewriting California housing law. What does he have to show for it?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Others, however, will insist the rewriting of history is the only way of restoring the competition's official record, and rewarding clubs that competed within the rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In a city that had manifested an entire industry out of rewriting stories, I wondered whether the secret was simply to write a new one for myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
According to Pangram, A.I.-assisted writing “is text a person wrote partly with help from an AI tool—for example, editing or rewriting parts.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
I’m not sure how much future rewriting will be happening.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
