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
There is no character limit, and the service works over Wi-Fi or mobile data instead of over standard cellular channels.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Careful excavation work over the years that has involved sifting for bones, extracting ancient DNA, and looking for prehistoric pollen has revealed not just the plants and animals that once populated this part of the world, but also the ecosystems and climates that governed it.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Merrick says many of her friends from college work over 40 hours per week, and some have as few as three vacation days per year.
—Jennifer Liu
zachary Green, CNBC, 5 June 2025
In a viral moment from the debate, Talarico pressed her on why representatives were working over the weekend — the Jewish and Christian Sabbaths — in violation of the Fourth Commandment.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Careful excavation work over the years that has involved sifting for bones, extracting ancient DNA, and looking for prehistoric pollen has revealed not just the plants and animals that once populated this part of the world, but also the ecosystems and climates that governed it.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Merrick says many of her friends from college work over 40 hours per week, and some have as few as three vacation days per year.
—Jennifer Liu
zachary Green, CNBC, 5 June 2025
In a viral moment from the debate, Talarico pressed her on why representatives were working over the weekend — the Jewish and Christian Sabbaths — in violation of the Fourth Commandment.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work over
Verb
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Two new friends spent the afternoon chatting, licking our deliciously unexpected delights and beginning a life-long bond.—
Susan Cunningham Euker,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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The viral post opens with a quiet, intimate moment: the Labrador sits beside her puppy, gently licking her head.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The palette is a unique blend of pink, tan, and hints of blue-green that add a subtle amount of color while still hiding dirt and debris.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Weathered and bumpy, the wall hidden among the surplus clothing stores of the Fashion District was hardly the perfect canvas.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The left-hander got pounded a year ago and thumped again in his first taste of big-league action for eight runs in five innings against the Washington Nationals.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Kamala Harris pounded Joe Biden over his stances on busing from the 1970s—a long-ago dispute that even became fodder for J.D. Vance in 2024.—
Andrew Yang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.—
Thomas Urbain,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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The president also lashed out at economists who predicted his administration’s tariffs could cause a recession.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Accor, which owns the Orient Express brand with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, says a lot of it has to do with the training of its staff and the design, for which award-winning artist and architect Hugo Toro made bespoke Art Deco-era pieces constructed to mirror the group’s train.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Bregman hit 11 home runs in 226 plate appearances, a rate of one every 20.5 at bats.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Earlier, in the fourth, Chisholm hit his fourth homer in his last five games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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In the film, Sheen's character, Captain Willard, experiences a drunken breakdown in a hotel room in Saigon, even punching out mirrors during the scene.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Using a floured 2 1/2- to 3-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, punch out 6 rounds, wiping the cutter clean and reflouring as needed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The San Diego native whipped a low cross into the box, which both Adriana Leon and Ascanio narrowly missed.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Neto raced away from deep inside the Flamengo half and opened his body before whipping the ball past Agustin Rossi.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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