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

Zelenskyy said that earlier this year the Defense Ministry had told him that SpaceX had agreed to allow Ukraine to use Starlink over Russian territory to carry out deep strike operations, subject to political approval.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Iran has long been accused of carrying out cyber-attacks that have caused power outages and breached sensitive government data globally, including by Turkey in 2015, and Israel in 2022.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

Younger and usually progressive challengers have pulled off upsets in New York, Colorado and Connecticut, and Larkin has cast Moskowitz as being pro-Israel and being tied to AIPAC.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Remove the stems from the kale by grasping the leafy part and pulling off the stem.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pull off

Verb

On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry off

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Astronomical instruments require calibration before use, and this is accomplished by targeting a familiar object in the sky and tuning the instruments to how that object should appear.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Nichols was inspired by what Richard Linklater had accomplished with the Austin Film Society and its impact on the local film scene in Austin, Texas, where Nichols resides.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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Westman Atelier has achieved a lot on its own, rising to the top of the ranks in complexion and lip.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
When Jean Smart‘s Hacks character Deborah Vance finally achieved her dream of hosting a Late Night show in Season 4, Markoe could relate, and then some.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

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But things aren’t as light when the footage ends with Langdon (Patrick Ball), who looks like he’s been put through the wringer, welcoming his former mentor back.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
And over the course of six years, her character was put through an emotional wringer as well, getting shot, drugged by her stepmother, strangled, nearly drowned and repeatedly kidnapped — usually while wearing tiny denim cutoffs and a crop top.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of put through

Verb

The government is yet to fulfil a promise that women will be issued licenses to ride motorbikes.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Music has a unique ability to bring people together, and knowing this concert can have a meaningful impact beyond the stage is incredibly fulfilling.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

It was developed through the Midpoint Series Launch and is a Cold War thriller about the career of Latvian surgeon Viktors Kalnbērzs, who performed the Soviet Union’s first gender-affirming surgery in Riga in the early 1970s.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Music is also a big component, with 10 bands on two stages performing each day.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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