Thesaurus results for WORKED (OVER)

worked over

verb

past tense of work over

as in licked

to strike repeatedly the mob boss's thugs really worked him over

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Recent Examples of worked over Navigating the complexities of building around Dončić while still honoring what worked over the past season won’t be easy. —

Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), nonexempt employees must receive overtime at one-and-one-half times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. —

Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 For what would be his last and most ambitious venture outside of the Dead, Weir unexpectedly reached out to Was, with whom Weir had occasionally worked over the previous two-plus decades. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026 This year, about 500 volunteers worked over the MLK celebration weekend. —

Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026 Roxanne worked over Iyo’s left leg as Sky fought from underneath. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026 The longtime consultant, business columnist, and news contributor has witnessed what has worked over the past four decades. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026 Overtime rules in Michigan remain the same, requiring that employers pay nonexempt employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day work week. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Forest Hills has worked over the last few years to expand their internship and mentorship program, which is now called XCL. —

Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked over

Verb

In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026