WORK IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

work in

verb

Definition of work in

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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as in to infiltrate

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork

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Recent Examples of work in In subsequent years, the actor has mostly worked in soap operas, including runs on As the World Turns and All My Children. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026 Zhang built and launched Cara on a shoestring as a place where artists could share work in an environment where no consent could plausibly be implied. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Location Managers Guild International is a global organization of career location professionals working in motion picture, television, commercial and print production. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 Each of The Club’s five board officers works in the short-term rental industry and none live in the building. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work in

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Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Bake, rotating the pan after 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of insert

Verb

In early September, 1972, a Palestinian militant group called Black September infiltrated the Olympic Games in Munich and killed eleven Israeli athletes.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Meghan expressed concern that school pickups and dropoffs would lead to a swarm of paparazzi infiltrating the moment.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of infiltrate

Verb

Authorities have introduced new rules in recent years, including a cap on the maximum number of climbers per day and requiring them to take a brief class about hiking safety.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
In the time since the Freestyle was introduced, the number of specialty beverage chains has exploded, offering customers nearly unlimited ways to customize their drinks, from sugar content to toppings.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduce

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Gemini has wormed its way into virtually every Google product and service, powering email organization in Gmail, document summary in Drive, and much more.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Like parasites, those jukebox musicals wormed their way into Broadway and slowly killed the medium.

— Jesse Eisenberg, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of worm

Verb

The mini bar—located inside a gorgeous wooden cabinet—was filled with local spirits like pox, a Mayan liquor made of corn, sugar cane, and wheat, and Mayalen Guerrero mezcal in a bottle so beautiful I was tempted to sneak it back in my suitcase.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Wilyer Abreu and Adley Rutschman answered with RBI hits before Gasper's first Red Sox homer sneaked around Pesky's Pole in the seventh and Abreu hit an RBI single.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sneak

Verb

Even Wilfried Zaha, with all his on-pitch petulance, never allowed standards to slip.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of slip

Verb

Before court went into session that day, a long line of people was winding through the lobby of the downtown Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas, waiting to pay traffic tickets.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
But three years in, funding ran out and Angelides wound the company down deliberately, using personal money to make sure every teacher was paid.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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