REWORKED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

reworked

verb

past tense of rework

as in modified

to make different in some way the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

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as in edited

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 reworked For fall 2026, the focus is on four core jackets, the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, each reworked with new materials, proportions and details. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Chinese leaders under Deng were able to kickstart China’s era of rapid growth through rural reforms that completely reworked Maoist economic orthodoxy. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 From Mudmee Thai silk to handwoven indigo cotton sourced from Don Koi, textiles were reworked using modern techniques such as laser cutting — which also showcased the influence of India through the brand’s Thai identity. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Haskins initially played Principal Belding on Disney Channel show Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was reworked after one season and became Saved by the Bell. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 La Cinquecento has comprehensively reworked the little Italian icon into something collectors will line up over. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 What makes this revival different from a copy The through-line across every returning look is that recognizable ’90s elements are being softened and reworked. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Two of the bathrooms were reworked to feel more spacious, and the fireplace and a wall of bookcases in the study were redesigned, as well. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 Lonnie Chavis, Alexandra Daddario, Finn Wittrock and Teyonah Parris also star in the movie, which Draper has reworked from Stephen Belber’s play of the same name. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium will also be modified to accommodate the team before its inaugural season.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
These devices were first built for high-energy particle physics but later modified to serve as light sources.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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Inside, the kitchen was spacious and new, with lots of counter space and an island, and the bathrooms were remodeled.

— Shannon Sims, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In 2001, the architecture critic and scholar Robin Middleton bought a former tile factory on East 13th Street and remodeled it to match his unconventional life.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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And Congress has yet to pass a new farm bill — a measure that is intended to be revised about every five years to set agriculture policy but has been extended for the last three years.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Those projections were revised down (and revised down again) after a deluge of bad buzz.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

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The change comes as ongoing roadwork on Penn Avenue has already altered traffic flow in the area and is one-way.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Further complicating matters, the apparent arrow held by the figure on the left was likely altered during a 19th-century restoration of the tapestry.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025

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