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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
The show began its life at the Almeida Theatre, in London, in 2022, and has been significantly reworked.
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The developer also reworked parts of the narrative, improved the controls and perspective.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
For the first release in September, Beyoncé reworked the Levi’s 1985 Launderette ad.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Ahead of the demo, SpaceX engineers reworked the rocket's heatshield, replacing the entire thermal protection system with newer tiles and a backup ablative layer.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The developer also reworked parts of the narrative, improved the controls and perspective.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
For the first release in September, Beyoncé reworked the Levi’s 1985 Launderette ad.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Ahead of the demo, SpaceX engineers reworked the rocket's heatshield, replacing the entire thermal protection system with newer tiles and a backup ablative layer.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rework
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The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it in a different way.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, some stores may have modified hours to accommodate workers who are voting.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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This interview, which took place before Tuesday’s election, has been edited for length and clarity.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Rife store had just been remodeled into a beauty school, but was destroyed and is now a parking lot.James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The skull was found in November 1978 by James Skinner, who was remodeling his house on East Wilson Street, according to Russell.R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Fewer than 5,000 of the top-line sedans sold in 2023, with its tally tumbling prompting Genesis to revise the 2025 models.James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Using unemployment insurance tax records, the BLS revised previous figures by 818,000 jobs.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Hungarian has transformed his country’s democratic system by changing electoral laws to ensure only his party can win elections.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yet, almost everyone knows the climate is changing.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Commission Chair Jerry Langley subsequently made a motion to deny the application in its entirety instead of opting to alter the application via a commission vote.Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The question remains whether to do this by traditional means: raising interest rates, potentially higher and faster than is currently priced in; or altering capital regulations to reverse Japan’s NIIP.Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rework. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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