Thesaurus results for WORK (OVER)

work over

verb

Definition of work over

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 By the time the series concluded in 2021, Kusama had produced roughly 900 works over 12 years. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 OpenAI has lost many of the people who have led its safety work over the years, with some criticizing the company’s commercial focus on the way out. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Counsell views getting Palencia consistent work over the final five weeks as a must. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 He’s really getting worked over until a collapsing building separates them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work over

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Verb

Baldwin’s post featured a video of the dog licking a cherry ice pop and looking at the rain.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Therefore, scrapes without a licking branch aren’t repeatedly visited and re-used by the local deer herd.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lick

Verb

Much of the wildlife in Greenland is adept at hiding, too, given the volume of hunting by the local population who have a long tradition of subsistence hunting and fishing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Players often downplay symptoms to stay on the field—and many signs of brain trauma, such as headaches, memory problems and fatigue, are easy to hide.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hide

Verb

People who get sick typically develop a sudden high fever along with a pounding headache, pain behind the eyes and deep aches in the muscles, joints and bones.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Usually the bar is a rowdy reprieve filled with sweaty bodies and pounding bass lines, with Lo situated behind the DJ decks.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pound

Verb

Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Bigelow’s complaint highlights instances where Toro is alleged to lash out.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of lash

Verb

The question of who killed Hal still looms, as does whatever the hell is going on with an allegedly jailbroken Sinestro.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Adding value to raw materials, which South Africa already does to a greater extent than its African peers, is the goal of countries across the continent.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Cobie Durant sees an interception bounce off his chest, and Donovan Ezeiruaku punches out a fumble that is recovered by New York.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Using cutter and working with a few slices stacked together at a time, punch out enough rounds to fill bottom of pan.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of punch out

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