WORKED IN Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

worked in

verb

past tense of work in

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 It is served daily upstairs in the mews by chef Delia, who has worked in their kitchen for 28 years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Harvey has worked in the sport for more than three decades, with stops at Bradford City, Leeds and the EFL before becoming a director at Wrexham in 2023. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Simmons has worked in the creator economy for more than a decade at the likes of digital channels business Fullscreen, Meta and Spotify. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Marc Sagal is a psychologist and performance consultant who has worked in sport, with Liverpool and Olympic athletes, as well as with businesses, including executives at McKinsey & Company, Hewlett Packard and JPMorgan. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Some had worked in the country legally and others had been undocumented. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 The trio lived and worked in space for 245 days, circling Earth 3,920 times and traveling a total of nearly 104 million miles (167 million kilometers), according to NASA. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Up until recently, Calderon worked in the Mayor's Office of Social Equity & Innovation while Martinez works at Denver International Airport. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 His father worked in the steel industry and helped instill a strong work ethic in his children, Sullivan said. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Bake chicken until deeply browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165°, 25–30 minutes.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserted

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Both cases describe much of the same operation, including Cuban intelligence agents who infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue in Miami, gathered information about its aircraft and flight plans and relayed intelligence to authorities in Havana.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Cuban Directorate of Intelligence agents operating as part of the Wasp Network in the Miami area and the Florida Keys infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue and reported flight plans, investigator said.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across the next two years, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the next academic year.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Government bond investors want cuts to public spending, less borrowing and business-friendly measures aimed at boosting growth, such as reversing some of the payroll tax increases introduced under Reeves.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduced

Verb

In 2026, Southlake Carroll snuck into the playoffs with a 6-8 District 4-6A record, continuing a playoff streak that began in 1999.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
On fourth-and-four — fourth-and-ballgame, fourth-and-win streak, fourth-and-dethroning Big Ten royalty Ohio State — Marsh snuck to the left edge of the end zone.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Three more soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Hebron, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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