rework

verb

re·​work (ˌ)rē-ˈwərk 
reworked; reworking; reworks
Synonyms of rework

transitive verb

: to work again or anew: such as
a
: revise
b
: to reprocess (something, such as used material) for further use

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Examples of rework in a Sentence

The design has been completely reworked. the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape
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Inside, Adaptalux reworked battery management so Bluetooth won't drain power faster, and the pod holds its charge longer in storage. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 However the proliferation of cord cutting has led many pay TV distributors to rework their agreements with these channels. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Kygo, a Norwegian DJ, has recently reworked a track that Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland recorded with his friends as teenagers and uploaded online. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 This means that a student who uses Claude to rework a few clunky sentences in their prose is likely to raise the same detection flags as one who used the bot to write their entire essay from scratch. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rework

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rework was in 1842

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rework

verb
re·​work (ˈ)rē-ˈwərk 
: to work again or anew: as
a
: revise entry 1 sense 2, rewrite
b
: to reprocess (as used material) for further use
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