work (at)

verb

Definition of work (at)next
as in to carry out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work (at)
  1. carry out
  2. pull off
  3. carry off
  4. accomplish
  5. achieve
  6. put through
  7. fulfill
  8. perform
Verb
  • For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • China carried out military drills this month near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
    — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of carry out
Verb
  • Scientists at Keele University in the UK have pulled off a double victory for green chemistry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Four suspects pulled off a brazen smash-and-grab robbery inside a Woodbridge, New Jersey, jewelry store over the weekend.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pull off
Verb
  • 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
  • Fans booed when the squirrel was finally captured and carried off under a towel, but the team says the animal was released in fine health.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of carry off
Verb
  • If the problem is flawed incentives rather than flawed individuals, replacing CEOs or rewriting mission statements will accomplish little.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There was no other ending that would accomplish that feeling for me.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • The American supermarket, with its endless array of products and innovations like the shopping cart and barcodes, has achieved an almost mythical status around the world.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • A bit geeky and has achieved great things in his career, but could probably walk down the street and not be recognised.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • The squad have been put through their paces in high-intensity sessions, sometimes twice a day, to build the fitness levels required to carry out the Spaniard’s vision.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s also been put through a series of tests, including packing it with 50 pounds of luggage and carrying it up stairs to evaluate the handle strength.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
Definition of put through
Verb
  • But unfortunately, there are more requirements to fulfill, and now, the next hearing is scheduled for late August.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • The Republican nominee also said the work agreements that allow many state employees to perform their jobs remotely need reform as well.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ogbonnaya, who performs under his first name, will be on the bill; so will No-Fi RPM, a live-mixing series that Curran and Farlee run with collaborators Estevan Medina, Dillon Kelley and Patrick Mitchell.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of perform
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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