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
David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Businesses have attempted to limit the cost of tariffs from being passed on by rerouting supply chains, reworking operations, instituting hiring pauses, or administering large-scale layoffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Now, those same companies are scaling back or reworking their plans.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Since the group can’t head out on the road to promote its most recent album Forever, which arrived last year, the band is instead reworking the project into a series of collaborations.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While the executive team was already reworking operations and technology priorities, many of the decisions required long-term investments and a willingness to take calculated risks that only the board could approve.
—Elena Rodighiero, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2025
The Bengals came into the 2025 NFL season with an all-in approach after locking down receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to big deals and reworking Trey Hendrickson’s contract right before the season.
—Dave Niinemets, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian volunteer and head of a major charitable foundation, wrote on social media that as many as 60% of FPV drones procured under state contracts are either unusable or require extensive reworking after delivery.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kinso, designed as an AI brain for conversations, calendars, and contacts, sets itself apart from competitors still reworking outdated platforms for the age of AI.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Businesses have attempted to limit the cost of tariffs from being passed on by rerouting supply chains, reworking operations, instituting hiring pauses, or administering large-scale layoffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Now, those same companies are scaling back or reworking their plans.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Since the group can’t head out on the road to promote its most recent album Forever, which arrived last year, the band is instead reworking the project into a series of collaborations.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While the executive team was already reworking operations and technology priorities, many of the decisions required long-term investments and a willingness to take calculated risks that only the board could approve.
—Elena Rodighiero, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2025
The Bengals came into the 2025 NFL season with an all-in approach after locking down receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to big deals and reworking Trey Hendrickson’s contract right before the season.
—Dave Niinemets, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworking
Noun
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The majority of these alterations occurred within the phylum Bacillota — a gut bacteria group known for digestion and overall gut health.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Mattioli reconfigured the apartment’s long and narrow footprint by defining each area through color, lighting, and architectural alterations.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Walmart laid off 155 employees in Charlotte after remodeling more than a dozen area stores as the company consolidated its corporate offices nationally.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eric Lu, the co-founder of the online video editing software program Kapwing, has offered AI image generation to his customers for several years, starting with Stable Diffusion.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The series earned four Emmy nominations, for director James Burrows and for production design, sound mixing for a half-hour series and picture editing for a multi-camera comedy.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As with any change program, measurement matters.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Burke expects that public schools will see dramatic enrollment declines fueled by both demographic and policy changes.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such a review — with the prospect of modifying or eliminating the rules — is mandated by Congress every four years.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Seoul National University have improved the performance and stability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by modifying a single molecule in the electrolyte.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That leaves places such as Apache County in limbo in a debate centered over keeping government fully operational at existing funding levels and revising health insurance coverage for poor and working-class Americans.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Europe’s ability to meet its multiyear commitments is far from clear, and Brussels continues to resist revising regulations that inhibit the operation of American high-tech companies on the continent.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But at least some of his teammates notice a difference in Guerrero when the opponent is New York.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The sherry needs to be manzanilla or fino, which is a difference in kind to the more oxidative types of sherry, like Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, or the very sweet Pedro Ximénez.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tourists are still enjoying Michigan's lineup of dynamic fall events amid Apple Month and Michigan Agritourism Month this October and are flexible to changing fall color patterns, said Nick Nerbonne, media and digital director for Travel Michigan.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The United States Postal Service is temporarily changing its prices for the holiday season.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Reworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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