REWORKS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

reworks

verb

present tense third-person singular of rework

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 Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength. —

Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026 Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee. —

Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports. —

Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 The Getaway Platform Sandal reworks a classic flip-flop with a slight lift and fun color options, from metallics to bright pink. —

Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026 The book reworks him—a new specialty here, a change of address there—in a way that resembles what its narrator does with Thomas. —

Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Dries Van Noten reworks classic tailoring with cropped cuts and embroidery, giving tailored separates a fresh perspective. —

Minty Mellon, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026 At least one bill Beshear vetoed earlier this session — House Bill 314, which reworks the KentuckyWired board and gives the governor significantly less appointee power — has already been overridden. —

Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 Lawmakers will have to vote on legislation that would give members of the Indiana National Guard police powers and a bill that reworks who oversees the operational aspects of all public schools within Indianapolis Public Schools boundaries. —

Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026

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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.

— Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026