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as in inserted
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork
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Recent Examples of worked in
Watkins, who worked in higher education for 45 years before retiring in 2023, admitted there were some who questioned why someone who earned reportedly more than $90 million in a pro basketball career would be in college.
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Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
For most of Mira’s life, Patrick worked in product management at a large tech company.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That worked in Lake Waco in Texas, for example, and along a rocky reef at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Posey worked in business for more than 40 years, particularly in executive leadership, according to her website.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Some confusion led to a 50/50 jump ball, which Miami won and worked in a cross, and Germán Berterame headed it in at the back post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The Bay Area is home to extensive subcultures of people, many who have worked in tech, who have spent years debating, often online, whether the advancement of AI could threaten humanity.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2026
Outside of YouTube, Mama Bee worked in pharmaceuticals, and Papa Bee worked in market research, both netting six-figure salaries.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Prior to joining the team in-house, Sarah worked in luxury fashion e-commerce while freelancing for the title as well as other reputable UK publications such as House and Garden, Evening Standard, Sleeper Magazine, and Suitcase.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
For most of Mira’s life, Patrick worked in product management at a large tech company.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That worked in Lake Waco in Texas, for example, and along a rocky reef at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Posey worked in business for more than 40 years, particularly in executive leadership, according to her website.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Some confusion led to a 50/50 jump ball, which Miami won and worked in a cross, and Germán Berterame headed it in at the back post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The Bay Area is home to extensive subcultures of people, many who have worked in tech, who have spent years debating, often online, whether the advancement of AI could threaten humanity.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2026
Outside of YouTube, Mama Bee worked in pharmaceuticals, and Papa Bee worked in market research, both netting six-figure salaries.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Prior to joining the team in-house, Sarah worked in luxury fashion e-commerce while freelancing for the title as well as other reputable UK publications such as House and Garden, Evening Standard, Sleeper Magazine, and Suitcase.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
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Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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For anyone whose home has been infiltrated by mice, or termites, pest control is worth the cost.—
Ana Durrani,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chicken rice is a serious business in East and Southeast Asia, and the recipe at this prosaic storefront has a lineage that goes back to the celebrated version introduced in the 1970s at Chatterbox in Singapore.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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To raise awareness, this April, American outdoor brand Patagonia introduced a policy on Chinese e-commerce platforms requiring shoppers to pay 15 renminbi, or around $2, for their first item and 5 renminbi, or 70 cents, for each additional item at checkout.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The man was not a hotel guest and allegedly sneaked around the hotel’s key card security system.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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The farmer then slipped into a coma and only came out of it a few weeks later, with doctors calling him a miracle, per the BBC.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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However, last season the singer quietly slipped into stadiums and attended every home game largely under the radar.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Two of the strikes Saturday took place on the highway linking Beirut with the southern port city of Sidon, in which several people were wounded, while the third happened on a road leading to Lebanon's Chouf region, killing three, the state-run National News Agency said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Rescuers conducted an hours-long search operation using heavy machinery to retrieve bodies from under the rubble, Khan said, adding that three police officers were wounded in the attack.—
Riaz Khan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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