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as in modifies
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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as in edits
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 reworks
Harris’ team works and reworks an interim message for crowds at Howard University, then pulls her out of the speaking engagement altogether as the numbers sour.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworks
Verb
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The third amendment, set for a vote, from Wilson, modifies federal statutes related to military bases.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
16 June 2024
Verb
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Faster edits shorten the path from decision to buyer, while aligned pages present cleaner information at the moment of choice.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Executions are on hold in Idaho as the state prison system remodels its execution chamber in the transition from lethal injection to a firing squad as the lead method.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In addition to that particular month’s jobs information, the report also revises up or down the previous two months’ jobs totals.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unless something changes drastically at the top of the lineup, expect more of the same in 2025-26.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Little wonder that a philosopher who changes course invites surprise, suspicion, and sometimes the hostility of old friends.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unlike traditional cheats, which are software-based, this exoskeleton alters real-world arm movements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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When one partner removes or alters such rituals significantly, the other may experience not just inconvenience, but loss of intimacy and belonging.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Dark transforms some of the townspeople as the boys try to find out the secret of the carnival.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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In mid-October, when the colors reach their peak, the landscape transforms into a canvas of vivid hues.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Reworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworks. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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