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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
I'll reword the question for you so you can better understand it
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Recent Examples of reworded
Some questions have been reworded for length and clarity, while all stats are correct through Wednesday’s games.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Some other performers' versions over the years have reworded some of the more pungent insults, with the band's assent, so the song can be more widely played.
—NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
Religious rights were reworded by the United Nations in a similar way in the 1960s as a right to choose a religion.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Emails show that the school’s legal counsel began looking at all the university’s websites and evaluating whether any scholarships might need to be reworded.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Some other performers' versions over the years have reworded some of the more pungent insults, with the band's assent, so the song can be more widely played.
—NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
Religious rights were reworded by the United Nations in a similar way in the 1960s as a right to choose a religion.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Emails show that the school’s legal counsel began looking at all the university’s websites and evaluating whether any scholarships might need to be reworded.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworded
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As the philosopher Earl Weaver once noted, momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher, which, roughly translated, means hold your horses.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 27,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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What souring sentiment means for the economy Declining consumer sentiment has not translated to weaker spending in recent years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Reworded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworded. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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