as in to carry out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work (at)
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Many of those attacks are carried out with US weapons left behind during the chaotic withdrawal, CNN has reported.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Days before killing his former classmate, Valente carried out a horrific mass shooting at Brown University, killing two students, and was later found dead in an apparent suicide after a days-long manhunt.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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Shenzhen is likened to a vibrant harbor for dreamers, and the hotel is pulling off the feat of becoming a gathering place for tech professionals and financial elites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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To pull off this trick, the supervisors approved a plan to spend the money on specific healthcare categories.—
Susan Shelley,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The two-time Olympic medallist freeskier Cassie Sharpe was carried off the half-pipe and taken to the hospital after a hard fall in qualifying.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Swift knows how to carry off a thematic updo.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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That bill is designed to address all 50 of the recommendations the NTSB made — not just the locator technology, but NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the House bill falls short of accomplishing that.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s all kinds of data about what passer rushers with sub–31-inch arm lengths have accomplished, and haven’t in the NFL for the past two decades.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Prototype achieves high capacity and industrial-scale metrics At the core of the prototype is a conductive polymer known as poly(benzodifurandione), or PBFDO.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Who in the world has either achieved so much or been beaten up so badly to need to quit at 16?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Flight performance, features and camera performance are all put through their paces.—
James Abbott,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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But instead of facing Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion in the coming weeks, Phillips will be put through some extra physical work to get him up to pace.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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These are the growing number of young men who are dropouts, do not work or have meaningful or fulfilling jobs, do not marry, have no children, few friends, and live in the basement of their parents’ home.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sifford, who is currently the retailer’s vice chairman of the board, will fulfill the CEO responsibilities while the company commences a search for a permanent successor.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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An analysis performed for The San Diego Union-Tribune found at least 25 idle oil wells close to sensitive locations around the county — 29 K-12 schools, 73 parks or recreation areas, 38 child care facilities, 19 residential care facilities for the elderly and 53 healthcare facilities.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Will second baseman Josh Smith perform well enough for a full season to stave off competition?—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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