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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Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Now that Ephemera is permanent, Monfort is reworking the proportion of archival material, initially accounting for around 90 percent of the items.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Please rework these texts in the style of Jacob McNeal.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
The company’s new auditor will have to rework its financial statements and this process will likely take time.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 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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