workspace
noun
work·space
ˈwərk-ˌspās 
plural workspaces
: space for doing work
Every kitchen would benefit from an island. Islands provide additional storage and workspace to prepare food …—
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: such as
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a
: an environment in which people perform professional work : office sense 5c
COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way the world saw working from home. While many businesses have transitioned back to a centralized, physical workspace, nobody has forgotten the lessons taught by more than a year of video chats and email-based conversations.—Larry Alton
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b
: a space for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual : workstation sense 1
… Joan had proposed creating a … system whereby employees could reserve desks when they needed them. That idea had sparked immediate pushback: Many people wanted a more permanent workspace.—Mark C. Bolino and Corey Phelps
Mark C. Bolino and Corey PhelpsExamples of workspace in a Sentence
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They can be presented with entirely new situations and workspaces without needing to be reprogrammed.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Set a large plate near your workspace.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library—where Andrews was the city’s first Black head librarian—was a center for writers, the unofficial daytime workspace for Cullen, Claude McKay, and others.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Through a multimillion-dollar campaign launched in 2023, the organization transformed a century-old industrial building just off Raymond and University avenues into a bright, modern creative workspace, said executive director Robert Chelimsky.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Set a large plate near your workspace.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library—where Andrews was the city’s first Black head librarian—was a center for writers, the unofficial daytime workspace for Cullen, Claude McKay, and others.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Through a multimillion-dollar campaign launched in 2023, the organization transformed a century-old industrial building just off Raymond and University avenues into a bright, modern creative workspace, said executive director Robert Chelimsky.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Workspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workspace. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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