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
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.
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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
Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s a two-inch suspension lift, and in order to fit the 33-inch tires, the EJS team reworked the wheel openings without hacking away at too much.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
The backstory The property has been reworked multiple times since the ’90s.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The taskbar was so bad because Microsoft rebuilt it for Windows 10X, which was originally going to run on dual-screen devices before being reworked into Windows 11 for laptops.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2026
As the South by Southwest Conference and Festival wraps up its 40th year in Austin Wednesday, a decentralized layout and reworked SXSW Innovation Conference have reshaped how attendees experience the event.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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
Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s a two-inch suspension lift, and in order to fit the 33-inch tires, the EJS team reworked the wheel openings without hacking away at too much.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
The backstory The property has been reworked multiple times since the ’90s.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The taskbar was so bad because Microsoft rebuilt it for Windows 10X, which was originally going to run on dual-screen devices before being reworked into Windows 11 for laptops.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2026
As the South by Southwest Conference and Festival wraps up its 40th year in Austin Wednesday, a decentralized layout and reworked SXSW Innovation Conference have reshaped how attendees experience the event.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworked
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These were all painted a uniform black and heavily modified with windows and doors.—
Adam Williams
April 05,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moscow significantly modified the original Shahed-136, rebranded as the Geran-2, enhancing its ability to evade air defenses and be mass-produced.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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The park also just remodeled its 72-year-old Bird Cage Theatre, home to outrageous vaudeville-style shows, where a young Steve Martin once performed.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Other stores were remodeled in an attempt to lure customers back and encourage them to hang out.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The 5-star analyst revised his estimates to reflect solid demand and capacity expansion in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud unit.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Trump has given Iran several deadlines since the war began, but then revised them.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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Mitchell said the Cavs’ offense has changed, a little, to incorporate Harden’s isolation dominance, but also said Harden has fit into their original schemes.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The mix of homes sold could have changed significantly in size and quality, Chu added.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The tax break is an incentive for owners to protect their historically important properties from being lost to developers or altered by future owners.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The deletion altered the production of a protein, which would become known as CFTR, a shorthand for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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