Synonyms of work
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as in to cause 
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as in to solve
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as in to serve
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as in to perform
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as in to drive
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as in to operate
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as in to struggle
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as in to use
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as in to slave (for)
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as in composition
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as in production
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as in job
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as in effort
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as in profession
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as in factory
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as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this new drug can really work wonders
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as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
finally figured out how to work the math problem
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as in to drive
to set or keep in motion
this pump is worked by hand
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year
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as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
unfortunately, many of her works are now out of print
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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers
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as in job
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images
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as in effort
the active use of energy in producing a result
put a lot of work into the project
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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
what line of work are you in?
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as in to slave (for)
to be a servant for
worked for a rich and powerful family
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Recent Examples of work
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2025
And here’s the kicker: Walmart’s price shift is working.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
High calcium levels can affect how fast your heart beats and how well other heart medications work.
—Health, 20 May 2025
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Indeed, Xie and his team are already working on it.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2025
And here’s the kicker: Walmart’s price shift is working.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Noun
Along with Thompson’s work for Axios, the most detailed report on Biden’s frailty and memory lapses came in June 2024 from Wall Street Journal reporters Siobhan Hughes and Annie Linskey.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
High calcium levels can affect how fast your heart beats and how well other heart medications work.
—Health, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work
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Hockney participated in the composition of each sequence and the layout of each space.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The Actual Portfolio: This refers to the current composition of the investment holdings.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Now, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has spoken out about potentially moving Story, factoring in both his production and his injury history as the shortstop looks to play in more than 150 games for the first time since 2018.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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An easy style, production and physical comparable for Savoie is former Condors right winger Kailer Yamamoto.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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With time, Dewan’s father eventually went back to school, got a solid state job, and worked at the post office and a hospital.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In addition, many of the job posted on giant job boards are out-of-date or ghost jobs, posted for a variety of reasons including EEO and creating the public perception that the company is thriving.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The legal fight over these firings is a test of Trump's efforts to take control of agencies meant by Congress to be independent from the president.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The vast majority of Customer Success leaders (89%) are making scale and efficiency a primary goal of their efforts, according to a survey of research conducted by Gainsight.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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And in Hoskin’s view, that is true for all professions.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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The 31-year-old attorney from Brooklyn, New York, kept his profession a secret from the other players throughout the game.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The cradle-to-gate measurement is an assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction to the factory gate before it is transported to the consumer.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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Of the products in the study that contained formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, nearly half of all skincare products and 58% of hair products contained one called DMDM hydantoin—sometimes listed on product ingredient lists as Glydant.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
17 May 2025
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Many of these, however, are homeopathic (alternative) products that have not yet been reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).—
Rebeca Schiller,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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“Work.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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