1
as in to modify
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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2
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
Just as Boeing’s Max inventory grew, the company similarly had to devote time and resources to a shadow factory in Everett, designed for reworking the company’s widebody 787 Dreamliner.
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Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The Commanders reworked it after acquiring Samuel from the 49ers in March, guaranteeing $17 million for this season.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans in Indiana, Missouri, and Florida have openly discussed the possibility of reworking their maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, while Democratic governors in Illinois, New York, and Maryland have also floated doing the same.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The new EPs are captured from live recordings that McCraven later reworked through editing, overdubs, and post-production.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The Commanders reworked it after acquiring Samuel from the 49ers in March, guaranteeing $17 million for this season.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans in Indiana, Missouri, and Florida have openly discussed the possibility of reworking their maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, while Democratic governors in Illinois, New York, and Maryland have also floated doing the same.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The new EPs are captured from live recordings that McCraven later reworked through editing, overdubs, and post-production.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
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The company posted 6,955 lines of assembly language code to GitHub under an MIT license, allowing anyone to freely use, modify, and distribute the code that helped launch the personal computer revolution.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The race overalls of both drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, have also been modified to suit the occasion.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The rapper eventually admitted to editing the photo.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Again, for exhibitors who recently caved in to Netflix’s short window for Kpop Demon Hunters, that’s not a feasible feat, as many are still remodeling with recliner plush seats.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Casa de Oro Library in Spring Valley is currently being remodeled and expanded to double the size of the current facility.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, the June count was revised lower to a loss of 13,000, the first monthly decline since December 2020.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Absent a miracle that changes Grassley’s position on maintaining the blue slip tradition, Shipley said, the administration may have to return to the more conventional path of compromise.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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The report cautions that spending plans could shift if tariff concerns or economic conditions change.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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