reworked

past tense of rework

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Recent Examples of reworked Today at work the performance review needs to be reworked like everything else. Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The fifth hole has been shortened and had its entire right side reworked, promoting a risk-versus-reward tee shot for players if conditions permit. Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Pro Bowl cornerback Xavien Howard took that approach until his deal got reworked. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Most of the works are adaptations of existing pieces rather than new commissions, though Devlin’s contribution, Screenshare (2025), was reworked specifically for NMACC. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 That front bumper is reworked with red accents, and there are dashes of carbon fiber everywhere. New Atlas, 11 July 2026 For example, unlike a traditional office layout, each apartment unit must have at least one bathroom and a kitchen, which means the plumbing must be reworked. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 It was reworked into a rocker but retains an undeniable Jamaican rhythm. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworked
Verb
  • Four men were arrested last month for allegedly conspiring to plan an attack on the ‘Freedom 250’ UFC event on June 14 on the lawn of the White House by using drones modified to carry explosives.
    Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Ferrari further modified the emblem by turning the horse’s tail upward to symbolize luck and victory—a notable departure from the downward-pointing tail of Baracca’s prancing stallion.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The transcript below has been edited for length, clarity, and publication.
    Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The bummer part of the Dome news is the Alamo-ification of the Arclight theaters (not the Dome itself), which will be remodeled to have in-theater food service.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The building across from our apartment was being remodeled into a three-story Chinese restaurant called El Pacífico.
    Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Federal dietary guidance is revised on a five-year cycle, and flavonoid-rich fruits are already recommended within the broader fruit category.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The June jobs report showed leisure and hospitality jobs plunged by 61,000 positions – a number so dumbfounding that economists widely expect that to get revised .
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • But as happens in baseball, circumstances changed suddenly in late May.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Her fondest Apple memory is watching the company unveil FaceTime in 2010, a moment that changed how people connected through their phones.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Economic pressures and cultural change altered neighborhoods that once felt permanent.
    William Jones, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • The eruption of Vesuvius dramatically altered the geography of the Bay of Naples, per Jackson.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025

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“Reworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworked. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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