WORK (AT) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

work (at)

verb

Definition of work (at)

as in to carry out

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Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement Thursday that the strikes were carried out after eight drones were launched from Afghanistan and Afghan forces shelled Pakistani border posts.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Though homosexuality is legal in Turkey, authorities have carried out coordinated raids targeting LGBTQ advocacy organizations and activists across multiple cities, leading to mass arrests and detentions.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

Frithsmith also caught four passes and pulled off perhaps the biggest save of the night thanks to his coolness under pressure.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
This seems like a very fair, somewhat simple challenge that everyone should be able to pull off.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pull off

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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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No one on the team knows what the data means or what their refining accomplishes.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
The track seems like the clearest, most successful showcase of what Bass Persuades aimed to accomplish both in sound and subject.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Representatives from the three countries held three rounds of trilateral negotiations early this year, twice in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and once in Geneva, but the talks achieved no significant breakthroughs.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieve

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Vivian Wilson’s latest modeling job comes with layered jewelry, a crimson veil and a supporting cast of women mythology put through hell.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
It's also tested to MIL-STD 810H, which means it can be put through environmental peril that the Series 12 might not survive.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of put through

Verb

Lawmakers’ growing reluctance to fulfill Hegseth’s eye-popping budget request reflects real intraparty concerns about his leadership, his relationship with Congress, and the ongoing war with Iran.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
On the Middle East conflict, the two leaders agreed that Iran should fulfil its commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, and that no country or entity should impose transit tolls on international waterways.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfill

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The victim fell to the ground and stopped breathing and had to have CPR performed by bystanders, the report says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
David Pakman examines just how far the need to perform for digital spectators has seeped into real life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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