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as in to insert
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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Recent Examples of work in
Like Penn, though, Roversi generally prefers to work in a more familiar and settled space.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Some of the people working in the house would feel a hand on the shoulder.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Biebuyck studied mechanical engineering and worked in the car and watch departments at Bonham’s in London and Hong Kong and Christie’s in Hong Kong, and finally as the business-development director for Blackbird Watch Manual in the same country.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Bush, who has worked in Lawrence Township and multiple other Indianapolis school districts for decades, has not been charged with a crime.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Some of the people working in the house would feel a hand on the shoulder.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Biebuyck studied mechanical engineering and worked in the car and watch departments at Bonham’s in London and Hong Kong and Christie’s in Hong Kong, and finally as the business-development director for Blackbird Watch Manual in the same country.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Bush, who has worked in Lawrence Township and multiple other Indianapolis school districts for decades, has not been charged with a crime.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
Verb
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The woman had catheters inserted in her about 30 times over the years, but never had an experience like the one with Miller, the prosecutor said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The clerks inserted memory sticks from the tabulators with results from their local election into the laptop and a program transmitted them to the county through a dedicated, secured network.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On her show the evening of January 6, the Fox News host Laura Ingraham wondered aloud whether antifa sympathizers had infiltrated the crowd.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Sculptured shoulders, exaggerated silhouettes, color blocking, chunky belts and hearty gold hardware are some of the ways the trend could infiltrate the denim category.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the day McDermott became coach of the Bills, his children Maddie and Gavin weren’t as tall as the podium at which their father was introduced.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Callahan spent much of season 4 trying to worm inside Kyle's head and lure him over to the Aryans in order to undercut Mike, but Kyle managed to resist his twisted siren song.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Clara ends up moving to the small town and worming her way into everyone’s hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Brissett and the Cardinals responded immediately, marching 74 yards in 11 plays before Brissett snuck one across at the goal line.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tibetan parents, fathers mostly, also snuck into India to leave their children at the school.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The program’s pulse felt faint, its identity slipping further with each loss.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After the premiere in Hollywood, Brown slipped into a red mini corset dress.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Solar panels, for example, can make a big difference in sustainable energy generation, and so can wind power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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New Glenn, the towering orbital rocket that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin designed to compete with SpaceX’s dominant Falcon rockets, is back for its second launch ever — this time with a job to send twin spacecraft on a long, winding trip to Mars.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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