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
Originally built as a Byzantine citadel, it was reworked into its present Gothic form by the crusading Knights of St John when Rhodes served as the headquarters of their grand master.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The approach is based on a theory of how memories can be reworked.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Redo High-Performing Blog Posts In Multiple Formats My favorite trick is reworking high-performing blog posts into multiple content formats, such as social media carousels, short-form videos or infographics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The early alert gave the company time to intervene, rework the agent’s schedule, and keep a key team member.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The approach is based on a theory of how memories can be reworked.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Redo High-Performing Blog Posts In Multiple Formats My favorite trick is reworking high-performing blog posts into multiple content formats, such as social media carousels, short-form videos or infographics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The early alert gave the company time to intervene, rework the agent’s schedule, and keep a key team member.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
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The order not only modifies key elements of Biden’s January 2025 framework but also signals a broader realignment of federal cybersecurity priorities.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Box frames are less common and usually require your boat’s speaker holes to be modified to fit them.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Being able to quickly edit and flex their expectations accordingly will make all the difference.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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It was remodeled by its subsequent owners—the brothers who owned the F. W. Woolworth Company—in the style of Versailles, an over-the-top gesture that from a twenty-first-century vantage point looks quintessentially nouveau riche, and quintessentially New Jersey.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The home design cable network bought the house to remodel and give to a lucky viewer.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Payroll job growth was slightly better than expected at 139,000, but the previous two months were revised lower.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The real question is whether their presence changes the fundamental nature of what these events represent.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 June 2025
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For 100 years, HEC has demonstrated that leaders who understand this truth can change the world—one relationship, one gesture, one act of care at a time.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Read’s defense team slightly altered its strategy, too.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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The senators have a chance to reshape or alter some of the provisions of the bill before moving it forward.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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