as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the contract will need some reworking before it is acceptable to both parties
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1
as in remodeling
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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2
as in editing
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 reworking
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Season 1 exhausted the events of King's novel, even reworking material from its epilogue into the main action of the story, so now the team will chart a new path for these characters, which will involve expanding on elements from the novel.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
By reworking old sounds and fusing genres and beats, musicians created new genres of music through the technique of sampling.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Boeing has spent the last six years maintaining and reworking that stash of planes, which reached 450, including 250 stored at Moses Lake.
—Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans in Indiana, Missouri, and Florida have openly discussed the possibility of reworking their maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, while Democratic governors in Illinois, New York, and Maryland have also floated doing the same.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Under artistic director Camille Miceli, the brand emphasizes mixing and matching, reworking Pucci’s motifs and patchwork.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Season 1 exhausted the events of King's novel, even reworking material from its epilogue into the main action of the story, so now the team will chart a new path for these characters, which will involve expanding on elements from the novel.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
By reworking old sounds and fusing genres and beats, musicians created new genres of music through the technique of sampling.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Boeing has spent the last six years maintaining and reworking that stash of planes, which reached 450, including 250 stored at Moses Lake.
—Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans in Indiana, Missouri, and Florida have openly discussed the possibility of reworking their maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, while Democratic governors in Illinois, New York, and Maryland have also floated doing the same.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworking
Noun
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Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Critical wildlife habitat may be put at risk for alteration or wholesale destruction.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Masino said the company had received positive customer feedback after remodeling two stores.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Xavier Worthy injury The Chiefs spent the spring remodeling their wide receiver room.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His private 90-minute lessons focus on using smartphones to their full potential, covering topics like framing fast-moving animals, using advanced camera settings, and editing photos with apps.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The videos were apparently chosen for their clear depictions of celebrity faces, and are intended for use in training video-generation and video face-editing models.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Blue Cruise functioned well in fast traffic, including a couple of automatic lane changes.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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After making 35 appearances (16 starts) with Triple-A Omaha, the club wanted Bowlan to make a positional change.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The September 8th Executive Order modifying reciprocal tariffs represents yet another twist in what has become a roller coaster ride for America's food system.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are a lot of approaches to making biofuel that rely on modifying the fats found in plants or algae.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But others, like Baldwin, a distant cousin of Pauline’s, have already started revising history.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Reworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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