1
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
Many have reworked their menus to account for the simple physical fact that anything warm put into a container immediately begins to steam in its own heat, getting soggy.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
In contrast, traditional animation storylines have to be locked before production kicks in, or reworked at large cost.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Player movement has also been reworked, allowing actions to be faster and more responsive, along with more convincing physics.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
When traffic collapsed after a major search algorithm update, the team reworked audience acquisition to reduce single-source dependency.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And while the safety unit took a step forward with the addition of Minkah Fitzpatrick, the loss of Jordan Poyer and Jevon Holland meant the entire secondary had to be reworked which has led to growing pains for the unit overall.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The entire game’s interface has been reworked and redesigned to make battle both smoother to play, and easier to read — and there are literally dozens upon dozens of little tweaks.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
In contrast, traditional animation storylines have to be locked before production kicks in, or reworked at large cost.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Player movement has also been reworked, allowing actions to be faster and more responsive, along with more convincing physics.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
When traffic collapsed after a major search algorithm update, the team reworked audience acquisition to reduce single-source dependency.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And while the safety unit took a step forward with the addition of Minkah Fitzpatrick, the loss of Jordan Poyer and Jevon Holland meant the entire secondary had to be reworked which has led to growing pains for the unit overall.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The entire game’s interface has been reworked and redesigned to make battle both smoother to play, and easier to read — and there are literally dozens upon dozens of little tweaks.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworked
Verb
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Illston later modified the order, including by broadening it to cover six additional unions.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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About a third of full-service restaurants have modified their space over the past few years to account for the delivery boom, according to data from the National Restaurant Association.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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One of her more recent videos is a close-up clip of her ear, with numbers edited in to point out each piercing.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It had recently been remodeled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Falstaff Tavern is remodeled to create the 225-seat Cassius Carter Centre Stage, a new in-the-round arena-style theater, adding a second stage to the Globe campus.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police initially reported the crash involved nine vehicles, but later revised that to seven vehicles.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Constellation was cancelled in 2010, Orion’s design was revised and repurposed for the Artemis program.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1984, the name was changed to the Amelia Brown Frazier Rehabilitation Center in her honor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Othmann was outlasted by fellow winger prospects Brett Berard and Gabe Perreault, but apparently something changed between then and now.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The arrests, particularly that of Hall of Famer and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, altered the tenor of this week’s conversations around the NBA, whose new season had started only two days earlier.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the sports betting scheme, players sometimes altered their performance or took themselves out of games early, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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