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as in modified
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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as in edited
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 reworked
Last year, that committee dramatically reworked Bass’ budget, shifting cuts to other parts of the city workforce.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The kitchen has been reworked with premium appliances, along with integrated marble sinks.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Gates brokered a deal to buy an existing system – known as QDOS for Quick and Dirty Operating System – reworked it into MS‑DOS and licensed it to IBM – while shrewdly retaining the right to license the product to others.
—J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
It can always be revisited and reworked.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Christian missionary narratives In later centuries, these anti-Muslim depictions were reworked to justify colonialism.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Instagram user Namaskaar reworked a popular hymn to appeal to Modi to use his friendship with Netanyahu to resolve India's fuel crunch.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The pair reworked the bones of the original film, which is best remembered approaching its 30th anniversary as a low-budget fever dream starring Clint Howard as a traumatized former psych patient who turns human flesh into refreshing treats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
The one-season show didn’t gain much traction at the time, but now it’s being reworked.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The kitchen has been reworked with premium appliances, along with integrated marble sinks.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Gates brokered a deal to buy an existing system – known as QDOS for Quick and Dirty Operating System – reworked it into MS‑DOS and licensed it to IBM – while shrewdly retaining the right to license the product to others.
—J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
It can always be revisited and reworked.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Christian missionary narratives In later centuries, these anti-Muslim depictions were reworked to justify colonialism.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Instagram user Namaskaar reworked a popular hymn to appeal to Modi to use his friendship with Netanyahu to resolve India's fuel crunch.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The pair reworked the bones of the original film, which is best remembered approaching its 30th anniversary as a low-budget fever dream starring Clint Howard as a traumatized former psych patient who turns human flesh into refreshing treats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
The one-season show didn’t gain much traction at the time, but now it’s being reworked.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworked
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In 2023, these agreements were modified to say that fans would be able to travel at cost.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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The former clubhouse was remodeled into Trinity Christian College’s administration building, and the original curriculum focused on philosophy, history, English and theology.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Three Placer County Walmart stores are set to be remodeled this year as part of a nationwide effort by Walmart to update its stores.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Shares fell 1% after the company on Thursday revised its first-quarter guidance downward.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2013, Bilmes revised her estimations—and concluded the cost was actually closer to $4 trillion to $6 trillion.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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So when Brighton & Hove Albion came to Tottenham on Saturday, De Zerbi changed it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mitchell Robinson changed the game off the bench.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Nov. 2025
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