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verb

present participle of work
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as in performing
to produce a desired effect this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

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Recent Examples of working
Adjective
Just 37% said most working age adults on Medicaid were employed. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025 Newsweek contacted The White House for comment outside of standard working hours on Friday. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
There have been many examples of that from our first edition up until today with global producers and DJs working with top headliners from Saudi, Egypt, Lebanon and rest of the Arab world. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024 Some services will pay you even if your devices are not working. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for working
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working
Adjective
  • Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Jiang, an assistant professor at SIPS, is an applied roboticist with a special focus on image processing and artificial intelligence (AI).
    Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Goals workshop: The American Association of University Women Poway/PQ branch will host Vicki Halsey, vice president of applied learning with the Ken Blanchard Companies.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • They were focused and engaged, pushing all-in on forechecks and backchecks right from the opening puck drop.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Foote eventually got engaged to her now-husband, Kristofer Verduzco.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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  • His retirement saw the end of an era, creating a vacuum in a sport closely tethered to his name and achievements.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While speaking independently, James and Josh concurred that AI, electronic trading platforms, and algorithmic trading is creating a technological arms race.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Both retail and institutional interest led to holistic industry growth in 2024, driving new use cases and solving for real-world problems.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • From generating code to enhancing security, AI tools are enabling developers to focus on solving complex problems while automating routine tasks.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Right before graduation, Smalls found a two-year program in the William Esper Studio in New York City which teaches acting techniques such as the Meisner Technique.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • When the acting dream started Growing up in Sacramento, Smalls was a three-sport athlete in high school attending West Campus, Rosemont and Foothill in North Highlands.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In contrast, immigration and national security are his highest-performing issues, with 53% and 51% of voters approving of his handling of them.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • When senior director of player personnel Matt Hogan finds a player on the waiver wire or assistant general manager Gavin Dickey has the latest on a well-performing minor-leaguer, Brown offers the same response.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Related to both is a program of using challenges to solve real-world complex problems.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

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