work on

verb

worked on; working on; works on
Synonyms of work onnext

transitive verb

1
: affect
worked on my sympathies
2
: to strive to influence or persuade

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The companies are working on bringing a selection of Vidio programming to Disney+ subscribers, including Vidio Original Series and sinetron, the local TV soaps. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 Yann LeCun won the 2018 Turing Award—computer science’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize—along with fellow AI researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio for their work on deep learning, the neural network technology that underpins today’s AI boom. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The owner is a major global exporter of wood from Surabaya, Indonesia, and in 2012 began infrastructure work on the nearly 15-acre property while designing the resort with Singapore’s WATG architectural firm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 Her work on this exhibition is part of a continuing mission to bridge the art world and the ordinary person. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work on

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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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