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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
While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
From his earliest days working in Italy, the designer excelled in both menswear and women’s clothing—an unusual feat—and androgyny was a hallmark of his work.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The way Winters tells it, his original plan was to work in advertising.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
From his earliest days working in Italy, the designer excelled in both menswear and women’s clothing—an unusual feat—and androgyny was a hallmark of his work.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The way Winters tells it, his original plan was to work in advertising.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
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Fatemian takes a single vegetable at a time, starting with the carrots, and works his way around the edges, inserting the veggies into the arugula so they’re partially supported by the greens.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Applicators infiltrated cities across the nation, coating the chemical on street trees, parks and front lawns.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Someone with delusions may think the Central Intelligence Agency has infiltrated their phone to spy on them, Weinberger said, and thus remove the phone’s battery.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, also introduced temporary flight restrictions at the airport in the early hours of Tuesday.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images In the 1983 movie WarGames, which starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, much of the American public was introduced to the various levels of Defcon.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Donaggio prefers to worm his way into your brain — and into the deepest pit of fears in your stomach.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Last month, hackers wormed their way into Tea and accessed sensitive user data; 70,000 user images and more than 1 million private messages reportedly were leaked, including communications about abortions, users’ driver’s-license photos, and phone numbers that had been shared in private messages.—
Albert Fox Cahn,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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During in-class exams, screens may be locked or recording technology may be employed, but students have ways around these, too—sneaking phones in, for example.—
Ashanty Rosario,
The Atlantic,
3 Sep. 2025
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On the wing of the plane, Bond lands a one-liner before engaging in multiple fistfights, all controlled by the player, before sneaking inside.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The ball slipped through Mason’s hands, and what would have been a touchdown turned into a turnover on downs, effectively ending the 49ers’ comeback hopes.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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The in-house caliber 113, a hand-wound movement with a 10-day power reserve, also drives a patented nonlinear power reserve indicator that appears to slow down as the time to wind approaches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usually, a pair of scissors or a knife can cut through whatever is wound around it.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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