rework
verb (used with object)
to work or form again.
had reworked
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past perfectof rework.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was a display of instrumental virtuosity in the spirit of Busby’s hero, Bill Monroe, who had reworked traditional string-band music into a radical fusion of old and new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
By 2022, Maza had reworked the project into a feature-length film funded independently by Corriente del Golfo, with help from the Ford Foundation and Luminate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
Boeing had reworked the airplanes so there was no known defect in the 787s delivered.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Allen could do that because he had reworked his delivery, with the guidance of Palmer and Bills coaches, concentrating each off-season on a single objective: widening his stance, for example, or commanding his off-speed passes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Wilde recruited Katie Silberman to overhaul a script by Susanna Fogel, who had reworked another that writing partners Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins drafted a decade ago.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2019
