as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the mob boss's thugs really worked him over
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Recent Examples of work over
To score 18 career goals in the World Cup is just as impressive as anything an athlete can do because of the number of moving parts that must work over a sustained period of time.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Hockney is believed to have created some thirty-five thousand works over his lifetime.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Her big-screen work over the years includes Little Black Book (2004) and Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere (2012).
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Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Collagen-boosting peptides work over time to plump and smooth the appearance of wrinkles, hyaluronic acid hydrates and softens, and a protective cocktail of vitamins A, C, and E shields skin from daily environmental aggressors.
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Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for work over
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Hockney is believed to have created some thirty-five thousand works over his lifetime.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Her big-screen work over the years includes Little Black Book (2004) and Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere (2012).
—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Collagen-boosting peptides work over time to plump and smooth the appearance of wrinkles, hyaluronic acid hydrates and softens, and a protective cocktail of vitamins A, C, and E shields skin from daily environmental aggressors.
—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work over
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said.
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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In lieu of Pearl Jam, Wilco and other ‘90s rock standards, a pounding electronic score by Christian Lundberg of Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective provides the music.
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Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.
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On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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“Work over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20over. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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