rework

verb re·work \ (ˌ)rē-ˈwərk \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: rework in a Sentence

Definition of rework

reworked; reworking; reworks

transitive verb

: to work again or anew: such as

a : revise

b : to reprocess (something, such as used material) for further use

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Examples of rework in a Sentence

The design has been completely reworked.
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

Recent Examples of rework from the Web

The administration is also aiming to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement — a process that’s appeared to absorb USTR Robert Lighthizer, another China hawk, in recent days — and deal with exemptions to steel and aluminum tariffs.

— tory newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: U.S. businesses worry Trump may strike bad deal with China," 18 May 2018
This won't be the first time France has styled Davidson, either—earlier this year, the duo starred in a Saturday Night Live skit in which France reworked Davidson's wardrobe.

— ruby buddemeyer, Marie Claire, "'Queer Eye's Tan France Is Styling Pete Davidson for Pete's Wedding to Ariana Grande," 27 June 2018
The expansion reworks naval combat, which is perpetually overlooked and yet of supreme importance to any World War II strategy game.

— hayden dingman, PCWorld, "PdxCon 2018: Paradox reveals Imperator Rome, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, and board games," 19 May 2018
To achieve this state of maximum orgasm energy, a.k.a orgone, Reich constructed human-sized boxes made of organic and inorganic materials layered on top of one another, intended to rework a person’s cosmic energy.

— refinery29.com, "Kylie Jenner, Crystals & Cults: Inside The Mysterious Orgonite Society," 13 July 2018
The big money is necessary to rework the terminal to accommodate the huge new cruise ships the industry is building — and the crowds that come with them.

— BostonGlobe.com, "The week in business," 13 July 2018
Image: TechCrunch Apple also appears to be reworking what its maps look like thanks to all the new data.

— jacob kastrenakes, The Verge, "Apple is rebuilding Maps with its own data," 29 June 2018
Mr Trump is seeking to rework supply chains within the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), in order to bring more production to America.

— The Economist, "Harley-Davidson shifts some production out of America," 28 June 2018
In his 2017 executive order directing Mr. Pruitt to rework the clean water regulation, Mr. Trump told Mr. Pruitt to be guided by the views of Antonin Scalia, the conservative Supreme Court justice who died in 2016.

— New York Times, "Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback," 14 June 2018

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