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 film is expected to follow the obstacles of carrying out a humanitarian mission as tensions rise.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
Lubinets gave no details on how the ceasefire or the aid mission would be monitored or carried out, citing the sensitivity of the negotiations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

All fare enforcement teams will be pulled off of city buses until the MTA can investigate two allegations of improper use of force, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said Thursday.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suspending a fare enforcement program following an incident in which a 53-year-old man was pulled off a bus and allegedly assaulted by MTA employees during a fare dispute in Brooklyn.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pull off

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Martinez eventually was carried off the field on a stretcher after medical staff from both teams attended to him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Once he was secured in place, his UConn teammates ran over to the end zone to offer support as Brown was carried off.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of carry off

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That said, Antonelli’s rise to fame was much, much quicker, reaching the milestone that all F1 drivers set out to accomplish, yet most of them never do.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
Valkyries owner Joe Lacob guaranteed a championship within the first five years for this franchise three years ago when the Bay Area was granted an expansion team, and in improbable, joyful fashion, his team accomplished it in Year 2.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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Fusion reactions can occur below them; the challenge is achieving a sufficiently high reaction rate while controlling energy losses.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Gartner reported that organizations regularly adjusting their change plans in response to employee feedback were four times more likely to achieve successful change.

— Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieve

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The soap-free formula also lifts away traces of makeup and sunscreen without making sensitive skin feel like it’s been put through the wringer.

— Sheryl George, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
His famous patient passes away 25 minutes into the film; the remaining 86 minutes focus on Garofalo’s legal maneuverings and his own incredulity at virtually every part of the process of being put through the public wringer.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of put through

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Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled this summer that the second candidate fulfilled all legal requirements to stay on.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Her wife, poet Megan Falley, performs with the Chicago Philharmonic.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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