rework
verb
re·work
(ˌ)rē-ˈwərk 
reworked; reworking; reworks
: 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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Bonvicini acquired each pair of jeans for around $20 and spent $14 reworking them before washing them in her home washing machine.
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Pieces in the collection includes Barbour’s famous Bedale jacket, which was first designed in 1980, reworked with Baracuta’s distinctive dog ear collar.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
The new collection includes tracks reworked with the likes of The 1975, Jon Hopkins, Tinashe and Australasian stars Troye Sivan and Lorde.
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Lipa wore an update on Look 51 from the blockbuster aughts show, but with the corseted dress reworked in scarlet and the opera gloves in burgundy, while Tiffany & Co. provided accessories in the form of diamond Jean Schlumberger earrings and a spessartine ring.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Pieces in the collection includes Barbour’s famous Bedale jacket, which was first designed in 1980, reworked with Baracuta’s distinctive dog ear collar.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
The new collection includes tracks reworked with the likes of The 1975, Jon Hopkins, Tinashe and Australasian stars Troye Sivan and Lorde.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Lipa wore an update on Look 51 from the blockbuster aughts show, but with the corseted dress reworked in scarlet and the opera gloves in burgundy, while Tiffany & Co. provided accessories in the form of diamond Jean Schlumberger earrings and a spessartine ring.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Rework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rework. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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rework
verb
re·work
(ˈ)rē-ˈwərk
: to work again or anew: as
b
: to reprocess (as used material) for further use
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