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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But heading into his final year, Madsen has been working on becoming more adept at getting the ball down the field. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026 The company recently worked on the new KCI airport terminal that opened in 2023, adding final details such as the TSA lines and the parking guidance system in the garage. Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 But Lautz didn’t know that housing affordability experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis was working on the same issue. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Another concern is over the 500 or so people living and working on the backstretch, a complex of apartments and barns where residents take care of an almost equal number of horses. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 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 26 Jul. 2026.

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