WORK (AT) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

work (at)

verb

Definition of work (at)

as in to carry out

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Verb

The new products included plugins capable of reviewing contracts and carrying out legal workflows that would once have required considerable human time.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
To be able to feel and touch the community of Cologne, and this person who suffered that ordeal and overcame it — and then managed to carry out the courage of her convictions with Ukrainian refugees.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

Israel appears to have pulled off an economic miracle despite nearly three years of war.

— Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026
How to Get There John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) offers efficient domestic connectivity and is located just 10 minutes from downtown, making weekend trips to Columbus relatively easy to pull off.

— Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Definition of pull off

Verb

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, a neighborhood in La Guaira that holds over 200 housing towers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, adjacent to the country’s main airport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of carry off

Verb

On top of everything else he’s accomplished in his career, Sinner can say his Grand Slam titles have come with wins over those two.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The tour is accomplished with a van and several private cars to transport the dancers and a couple of technical staff.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of accomplish

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Those advantages are much harder to achieve as a standalone producer in today’s market.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Across 10 trials, the system achieved a 90 percent autonomous success rate with four robots and 70 percent with eight, while recovering from navigation errors and formation deadlocks without human assistance.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

The freshman lineman was put through rigorous drills by strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis, according to the attorney general’s office, even though Kulbis knew Dickey had sickle cell trait.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The prosthetic leg was put through the X-ray scanner, revealing a folding knife in the underside heel of the foot.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of put through

Verb

The last few weeks have shown his governing style and a remarkable run of papal decision-making where Leo has set the agenda, rather than merely fulfill the appointments set by his predecessor.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
But work, starting a family and following Leicester up and down the country prevented him from fulfilling that World Cup dream.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Mobile dog grooming is a professional grooming service performed inside a specially outfitted van that travels to the client’s location.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Bad Bunny seamlessly moved from the stage to the couture scene, performing on Sunday night at Plenitude Arena in Paris, before turning heads the next morning at Schiaparelli’s show at the Petit Palais in a butter yellow suit.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026

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