as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the mob boss's thugs really worked him over
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Recent Examples of work over
The city recently held a three-day intensive training session for seasonal lifeguards who work over the summer.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
The diversifiers The goal of the Club is to run a diversified portfolio that is durable and works over the long term.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 May 2026
In a statement to Soap Opera Network, Valentini praised Mansi's work over the last three years.
—Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Undoubtedly that restlessness helped fuel his work over the decades.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 May 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
The diversifiers The goal of the Club is to run a diversified portfolio that is durable and works over the long term.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 May 2026
In a statement to Soap Opera Network, Valentini praised Mansi's work over the last three years.
—Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Undoubtedly that restlessness helped fuel his work over the decades.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work over
Verb
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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The image of the students as vivisectors, committed to extracting the hearts and licking the bones of the transgressors in their midst, seems to mirror her own hatred of the university’s tendency toward frenzied analysis.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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This automatically measures the distance between the edges of the folding panels, uses sensors to detect offsets and recalibrates the brightness of adjacent LEDs to hide the tiny slot.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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They might be jolted awake with a pounding heart, multiple times a night, for years.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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When the worker said yes, there followed a cacophony of voices, radios, and pounding boots as police stormed the property.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems cofounder lashed out on X at student protesters who walked out of Stanford’s 135th commencement ceremony while Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was delivering the keynote address.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Trump lashed out at Ossoff in his Truth Social post on June 14.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Events already relocating elsewhere Davis said the delay has already forced nine events to move and could push as many as 30 more to do the same in 2030.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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It’s meant to go with the flow of kids’ pacing, which may mean spending a whole hour at a splash pad or being done after just a few experiences.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee saw his 18-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors entering play, come to an end after going hitless in three at-bats.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
15 June 2026
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And the most runs allowed by any other team that punched out 20 in a game that went 12 innings or shorter is only six!—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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Collins easily beat former football coach Derek Dooley, according to unofficial election results.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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The stance in 1966 let in North Korea, who famously beat Italy en route to the quarter-finals.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Work over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20over. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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