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
  • Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said the system is expected to become fully operational within 35 months, with at least 25 percent of production to be carried out by Greek industry.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • The project was carried out by a collaborative team of 25, more than half of them Kenyan.
    — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of carry out
Verb
  • Neither England nor France played much defense, and the result was a 10-goal thriller that saw England go up 4-0 in the first half before allowing France to score three times and nearly pull off an improbable comeback.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Well, Friedman will pull off a deal or two involving players who aren’t on everyone’s list.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of pull off
Verb
  • In Boerne, footage captured a group of deer being carried off by the flood.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Once rescuers reached Hardy she was loaded into a rescue stretcher so she could be carried off the mountain.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of carry off
Verb
  • My mother was very hard working and accomplished a lot on her own.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Israeli officials said that their military used the two-thousand-pound bombs to destroy fortified tunnels, and although there are less indiscriminate ways to accomplish that objective, Republicans pounced.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • Sometimes a production design choice can achieve what a close-up or a line of dialogue cannot.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Thus, in this novel, the Vanstone sisters are constantly prevented from achieving their ultimate goals of domesticity, through no faults of their own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • All the TVs were put through their paces using a selection of test signals and real-world content, before the team of expert judges were invited to provide scores across a range of separate standard and high dynamic range picture quality areas.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • On Tuesday, options flow leaned bullish, with traders having bought 244,000 calls compared to 116,000 puts through midday, while calls accounted for more than two-thirds of total premium traded.
    — Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of put through
Verb
  • The 21-year-old winger, who had been talking to The Athletic and other members of the English media, stopped chatting to fulfil the request.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But the promise of something more meaningful from these sequences is never fulfilled.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • The actors also showcased their talent by performing scenes from the show, in tandem with clips projected onto the big panel screens for audiences.
    — Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • After performing very well in 2020-21, Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after an absence of 16 years, Illan Meslier’s signature on a five-year contract was viewed as a long-term solution.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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