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rework
[ verb ree-wurk; noun ree-wurk ]
/ verb riˈwɜrk; noun ˈriˌwɜrk /
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verb (used with object), re·worked or re·wrought, re·work·ing.
to work or form again: to rework gold.
to revise or rewrite: to rework an essay.
to process again or anew for reuse: to rework wool.
noun
an act or instance of reworking: His latest book is merely a rework of his earlier novel.
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Words nearby rework
rewilding, rewin, rewind, rewire, reword, rework, reworked fossil, reworked wool, rewrite, rewriteman, rewriteperson
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How to use rework in a sentence
After nearly 15 years, Toyota is finally giving its full-size pickup a modern rework.
Toyota’s new hybrid Tundra uses an electric motor for more power|Rob Stumpf|September 26, 2021|Popular-ScienceOtherwise, it could just be that the content on the page is not up to par, and needs some rework.
How to use heatmaps to level up your content marketing game|Lyuthar Jacob|December 18, 2020|Search Engine WatchHe therefore decided to rework his material and to illustrate his publications with enlarged photographs.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward RaymondSo, to keep myself from going batty, I started to rework the business of who had done what to the Maintainer.
The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber
British Dictionary definitions for rework
rework
/ (riːˈwɜːk) /
verb (tr)
to use again in altered formthe theme has been reworked in countless well-known poems
to rewrite or revise
to reprocess for use again
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