WORK (AT OR ON) Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

work (at or on)

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as in to prepare (for)

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To circumvent these challenges, aerospace engineers and scientists plan to practice In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), the use of materials already found on the planet.

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Evangelism isn’t practiced by Quakers who follow silent worship.

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