1
as in to modify
to make different in some way
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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as in to edit
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 rework
Precise details of how the United States’ leading law enforcement agencies could be reworked are still unclear.
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
State and local governments, which supply data for many federal surveys, will also have to rework their instruments to abide by the new directive.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 28 Jan. 2025
Once an enemy is affected by gas the drone will move on and target another unaffected enemy
The targeting logic has been reworked to prevent the drone from roaming too far.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Web pages that could not be immediately reworded to strip out all mentions of gender, like those aimed at transgender people, were taken down to be reworked.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
State and local governments, which supply data for many federal surveys, will also have to rework their instruments to abide by the new directive.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 28 Jan. 2025
Once an enemy is affected by gas the drone will move on and target another unaffected enemy
The targeting logic has been reworked to prevent the drone from roaming too far.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Web pages that could not be immediately reworded to strip out all mentions of gender, like those aimed at transgender people, were taken down to be reworked.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
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With this level of control, Shedd would be able to not only view and modify federal data, but also grant and revoke access to other people.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite pushback from local police chiefs, Santa Clara County supervisors six years ago did not modify the ICE notification component of the county policy, citing in part the shaky reliability of confirming someone’s immigration status in real-time.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government, including making far-reaching changes to personnel.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hervey-Jumper found that language function in patients inversely correlated with the degree to which the cancer had remodeled the language circuitry.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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The ambitious plan to update and revise Dungeons and Dragons is complete.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Pritzker's own budget office revealed a $3.2 billion deficit for 2026 in November, but the governor's office has since revised that to a $1.7 billion deficit.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes the bird can change its degree of fluorescence just by moving into areas with more or less light.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Even though Sunday’s game might not change the ACC standings, depending on how the season’s final week shakes out, NC State’s win signals that the pool of potential NCAA title favorites this season is even wider than expected.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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But in the real world, a lot of different factors can alter how easily measles transmits.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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In some cases, they were altered for the purpose of recording information.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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