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
Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
This may be a reworking on the X70 Air, but Motorola has yet to confirm anything.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
In May, PepsiCo released a big reworking of its sustainability goals.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Tillman spent the summer reworking his body and dialing in his shot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The turnaround plan also has included reworking pricing of Jeep SUVs, which inflated in recent years above market norms, and re-engaging with its alienated dealer network amid a lack of new products and declining sales.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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designed as an AI brain for conversations, calendars, and contacts, sets itself apart from competitors still reworking outdated platforms for the age of AI.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
Noun
With the House out of session, Congress won’t be able to send the funding resolution back for any reworking.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
This may be a reworking on the X70 Air, but Motorola has yet to confirm anything.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
In May, PepsiCo released a big reworking of its sustainability goals.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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
While Metro Express will offer upgrades to commuters heading to Metrorail, the new service also means reworking other local bus routes along the busway.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Tillman spent the summer reworking his body and dialing in his shot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The turnaround plan also has included reworking pricing of Jeep SUVs, which inflated in recent years above market norms, and re-engaging with its alienated dealer network amid a lack of new products and declining sales.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reworking
Noun
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So that seemingly innocent Machu Picchu stamp—one of the most popular souvenir stamps around—could be viewed not as a harmless keepsake but as an unauthorized alteration that might jeopardize your ability to travel.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier alterations were made incrementally, and only after much deliberation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Apple computers have come with text-editing software since the original Mac was released, in 1984; the current iteration of the program launched in the mid-nineties and has survived relatively unchanged.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Starting fresh, scientists will be able to illuminate the mysteries of metabolism, development, and perhaps even consciousness in ways that editing genes cannot support.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When asked whether the store will be back next year, Simonson said the company will evaluate changes to the property as needed.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Domestic viewership may have been impacted by a change in methodology.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The habitat-modifying keystone species play a vital role in the region’s ecosystem supporting the health and dispersal of wildlife and other native plants.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the report concluded that the school had taken extensive corrective actions, such as increasing surveillance video placement, revising reporting protocols and enhancing staff training.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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While revising this novel, my left eyebrow fell out from stress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the heaviest anti-Shannon edit came from Sage, who noticed everything from the register of Shannon’s voice changing to her adversary being a giant shark wearing a cute seal mask.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Reworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reworking. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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