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as in to modify
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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as in to edit
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
the magazine will publish your poem if you rework it so that it's a little shorter
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Recent Examples of rework
The filmmakers had to completely rework the ending and recenter the story’s dramatic tension around Jackson’s relationship with his controlling father.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 May 2026
This resulted in 22 days of additional shooting and the ending being reworked, pushing the film’s release date from April 2025 to April 2026.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
Steyer would do this in part by reworking the complicated affordable housing finance system to better use public money and attract more private capital, while finding ways to add housing on public lands.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In explaining its decision — which is a victory for Novo and Lilly and will rework choices for consumers — the FDA explained these compounders no longer meet the legal requirements to market their products.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 May 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 May 2026
This resulted in 22 days of additional shooting and the ending being reworked, pushing the film’s release date from April 2025 to April 2026.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
Steyer would do this in part by reworking the complicated affordable housing finance system to better use public money and attract more private capital, while finding ways to add housing on public lands.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In explaining its decision — which is a victory for Novo and Lilly and will rework choices for consumers — the FDA explained these compounders no longer meet the legal requirements to market their products.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The interest rate may be seen as a stand-in for immutable deep parameters like people’s rate of time preference, or as a price set within the financial system, which can be modified to achieve our collective goals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Because errors constantly occurred and changes were frequently made to the code, Hamilton sometimes edited the printout by hand by sealing excess holes with clear tape or piercing missing ones in the paper tape with a sharp pencil.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Sports nonprofit Asphalt Green remodeled the pool at River East and reopened it in 2024.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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The Roseville City Council voted Wednesday evening to remodel the courts, which currently feature pickleball striping overlays on two tennis courts.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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But with the arrival of the next course, bread and butter, I was forced to revise my theory.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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The show was extensively revised during a workshop period at the O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The map has changed multiple times over the past month, and at one point was removed from the website entirely.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Even when facing the best offense in baseball, Imanaga’s standard doesn’t change.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Other players contributed to the efforts, but those two were consistently altering shots.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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