1
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
Joe Boylan worked in the NBA for a decade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
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Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Some members of the chat worked in politics.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Understated as ever, Elgort worked in tandem with his filmmaker son Warren on the 83-minute documentary that features insights from some of his famous subjects.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the British Museum launched a civil suit against the employee, who worked in the museum's Greece and Rome department for more than two decades.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
His neighbor Lupe Campos, who worked in the oil fields for more than three decades, lives three blocks from a flare.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Trying to just copy what worked in The Office and paste it into The Paper would have been a recipe for disaster, and show creator Greg Daniels (who also created The Office) wisely avoids this.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The permanent cuts include about 100 people who worked in violence prevention.
—CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
There are a lot of veteran casting directors that haven’t worked in years.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Some members of the chat worked in politics.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Understated as ever, Elgort worked in tandem with his filmmaker son Warren on the 83-minute documentary that features insights from some of his famous subjects.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the British Museum launched a civil suit against the employee, who worked in the museum's Greece and Rome department for more than two decades.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
His neighbor Lupe Campos, who worked in the oil fields for more than three decades, lives three blocks from a flare.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Trying to just copy what worked in The Office and paste it into The Paper would have been a recipe for disaster, and show creator Greg Daniels (who also created The Office) wisely avoids this.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The permanent cuts include about 100 people who worked in violence prevention.
—CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
There are a lot of veteran casting directors that haven’t worked in years.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
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Transfer pan to preheated oven; roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of breast registers 165°F, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Having a large needle inserted into my spine for 20 minutes in order to collect enough cerebrospinal fluid was terrifying.—
Michelle Maves,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Harmful bacteria and other microorganisms could have infiltrated the city's water system due to the recent water main breaks, according to the City of Globe Water Department and Gila County Public Health and Community Services.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hunter could always shoot, but help defenders would stray off him if a driver infiltrated the lane.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, anyone who actually followed through on those long-ago threats to quit the NFL seems to have snuck back into the fold.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Charlie McAvoy came down from his right point spot and sneaked through a shot that goalie Akira Schmid could not handle.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the week at the Nobody Wants This season 2 premiere, Bell admitted that her upcoming anniversary slipped her mind.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Having slipped the painting under his clothing, Peruggia escaped the building undetected and wasn’t caught for two years.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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