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or wrought
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as in created
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 solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
finally figured out how to work the math problem
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as in served
to have a certain purpose
the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood
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as in moved
to set or keep in motion
this pump is worked by hand
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as in operated
to control the mechanical operation of
show me how to work the machine
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as in labored
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 used
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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Recent Examples of worked
Performance benchmarks, channel attribution patterns, content formats that worked and the ones that quietly failed.
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Ming Zhu,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Cole Sulser started for the Rays and worked the first two innings, and Casey Legumina, Kevin Kelly and Bryan Baker teamed to cover the final four innings.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Andreou and his team had worked nonstop to get the tool, named Copilot Tasks, up and running.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
As neighbors, friends and relatives worked under the scorching sun, some of their efforts were met with applause.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Ming Zhu,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Cole Sulser started for the Rays and worked the first two innings, and Casey Legumina, Kevin Kelly and Bryan Baker teamed to cover the final four innings.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Andreou and his team had worked nonstop to get the tool, named Copilot Tasks, up and running.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
As neighbors, friends and relatives worked under the scorching sun, some of their efforts were met with applause.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked
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Colombia was lively from the off, but Portugal eventually settled into the game and created its own chances.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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The Limits Of Vendor Defenses In December 2025, OpenAI acknowledged publicly that prompt injection, like scams and social engineering, is unlikely to ever be fully solved.
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Since then, the company’s creations have solved painfully difficult problems in fields from mathematics to computational biology.
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Netanyahu, the son of a historian, grew up in Jerusalem’s elite circles and served in the military’s prestigious Sayeret Matkal commando unit.
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No catch-all dishes, served on individual plates.
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Among the hundreds of surgeries performed over three decades by ElAttrache, his patients include the four 2024 MLB most valuable player and Cy Young Award winners — Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal.
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The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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Onboard spas are also commonly operated by third-party providers.
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Another pilot flying into Newark on a United Express flight operated by GoJet Airlines also reported seeing a drone at roughly 2,000 feet, according to ATC audio from around the same time.
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On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
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England impressed in an exciting 4-2 win over historic overperformers Croatia while another pre-tournament favorite, Portugal, labored to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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“Worked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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