work in

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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 His answer to workers hesitant to work in-office? Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 Civilians working in cybersecurity, medical care, weapons systems maintenance, intelligence, and logistics are still working and are not included in Trump’s order to pay active-duty personnel. Terry Moseley, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Two employees working in the hotel’s kitchen did not have their food handler cards. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 People who work in rubber or coal industries may breathe in harmful chemicals that increase the risk of genetic mutations. Carrie Madormo, Health, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work in
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Verb
  • Having a large needle inserted into my spine for 20 minutes in order to collect enough cerebrospinal fluid was terrifying.
    Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • From Taylor’s return to radio and late-night interviews to brand activations and more, TS12 has completely infiltrated the mainstream in a way that TS11 did not.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Windows were already beginning to glow with firelight when Balmer smashed another window and infiltrated the house.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There are several robots and robotic systems being introduced for construction today, from 3D-printing to making a home in a day the machines are aiming to build homes, offices faster and better.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This story has wormed its way into all levels of British cultural output.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The fine alkaline dirt in this ancient lakebed wreaks havoc on electronics, and worms its way into the tiniest cracks or crevices.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kevin sneaks his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and gets up to his usual shenanigans in the building, which was owned in real life by Donald at the time, with Ivana serving as the property's president.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Jim snuck in and took an aisle seat as the lights dimmed.
    Jon Landau, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold The price of gold slipped on Friday after hitting a record high above $4,300 an ounce earlier this week.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The sophomore slipped past a tackler, then took off for a 51-yard touchdown reception to slice the deficit to 16-13.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The winding drive on Arizona 89A through Oak Creek Canyon became our first state highway designated as an official scenic road for good reason.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Oversized silhouettes, silver hardware, winding raw seams and distressed DIY details are used throughout.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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