1
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
Elio hit theaters after a tumultuous creative process that saw the director, Adrian Molina, leaving the project and the script getting reworked.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The script, set up by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer and reworked by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, serves as a solid foundation that Shakman builds his confident vision upon.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
That is a pointed difference from Marvel Studios, which has sometimes announced projects, with release dates, before a writer has been hired, let alone before a script is completed, and famously reworks movies throughout the filmmaking process.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2025
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract was reworked in 2023 and is paying him $210.6 million over four seasons.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The script, set up by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer and reworked by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, serves as a solid foundation that Shakman builds his confident vision upon.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
That is a pointed difference from Marvel Studios, which has sometimes announced projects, with release dates, before a writer has been hired, let alone before a script is completed, and famously reworks movies throughout the filmmaking process.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2025
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract was reworked in 2023 and is paying him $210.6 million over four seasons.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
Verb
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Security frameworks built for predictable, human-centric workflows are ill-equipped to handle agents that operate at machine speed, modify APIs and move sensitive data independently.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Traffic calming uses physical designs to modify driver behavior, such as speeding.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Emily Scolnick.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He’s remodeled his kitchen for filming future videos.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than six months into his term, Trump’s blitz of tariff hikes and his new tax and spending bill have remodeled America’s trading, manufacturing, energy and tax systems to his own liking.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The company also updated its guidance, revising its adjusted EBITDA range upwards by $5 million on the back and front ends.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump didn’t like the fact that the BLS revised downward its jobs reports for April and May.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to reports from The Guardian and the Associated Press, the vice president's security detail from the Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of a lake into the Little Miami River ahead of Vance's trip to southwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Businesses need to commit rapidly to change to avoid becoming obsolete.—
Adrian Carr,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Then there is the matter of changing the art, itself, and the possibility that improving its safety could alter the way the piece is intended to appear and operate.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
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The aircraft's configuration was altered but seating charts were not updated.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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