WORK (AT) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

work (at)

verb

Definition of work (at)

as in to carry out

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For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
China carried out military drills this month near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

— Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

Younger and usually progressive challengers have pulled off upsets in New York, Colorado and Connecticut, and Larkin has cast Moskowitz as being pro-Israel and being tied to AIPAC.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Remove the stems from the kale by grasping the leafy part and pulling off the stem.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pull off

Verb

On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry off

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Astronomical instruments require calibration before use, and this is accomplished by targeting a familiar object in the sky and tuning the instruments to how that object should appear.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Nichols was inspired by what Richard Linklater had accomplished with the Austin Film Society and its impact on the local film scene in Austin, Texas, where Nichols resides.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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The American supermarket, with its endless array of products and innovations like the shopping cart and barcodes, has achieved an almost mythical status around the world.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
A bit geeky and has achieved great things in his career, but could probably walk down the street and not be recognised.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

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The squad have been put through their paces in high-intensity sessions, sometimes twice a day, to build the fitness levels required to carry out the Spaniard’s vision.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
It’s also been put through a series of tests, including packing it with 50 pounds of luggage and carrying it up stairs to evaluate the handle strength.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Definition of put through

Verb

But unfortunately, there are more requirements to fulfill, and now, the next hearing is scheduled for late August.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

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It was developed through the Midpoint Series Launch and is a Cold War thriller about the career of Latvian surgeon Viktors Kalnbērzs, who performed the Soviet Union’s first gender-affirming surgery in Riga in the early 1970s.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Music is also a big component, with 10 bands on two stages performing each day.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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