worked (at)

verb

Definition of worked (at)next
past tense of work (at)
as in carried out

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  1. carried out
  2. carried off
  3. accomplished
  4. brought about
  5. pulled off
  6. achieved
  7. performed
  8. brought off
Verb
  • The administration did not specify in the October court records when the deportations would be carried out.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Photographs by Kenji Chiga for The New Yorker In 1945, toward the end of the Second World War, firebombings carried out by American B-29 Superfortress planes killed about a hundred thousand people in Tokyo.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of carried out
Verb
  • Cavaliers freshman quarterback Hassir Houston had to be carried off the field with an apparent leg injury late in the first half but returned in the fourth quarter.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That injury caused her to be carried off stage on a stretcher, forcing her to miss the following week’s Halloween Night.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of carried off
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  • The mission was accomplished with the creation of a 10-hectare farm on the property.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Coming into this program, there are so many people within our cohort who are incredibly talented, who have accomplished so many things.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • His opposition to Korea’s closed-door policy brought about his imprisonment and execution.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The football team brought about 100 new male students to campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought about
Verb
  • Arizona rallied to win that game and nearly pulled off another comeback Monday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Cardinals officially pulled off the stunning comeback with a 42-yard field goal with just under three minutes remaining in overtime to steal a 33-30 win.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pulled off
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  • Vella and DeTore already achieved perfect synthesis of psychedelia and death-doom on Song of Salvation.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • Mariachi Espuelas de Plata has been a showcase ensemble at mariachi conferences throughout the United States, and has even performed at Carnegie Hall.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Solis performed the track alongside Karol and took the audience back to the música romantica of the Eighties and Nineties at last year’s ceremony.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Queer Eye’s final season brought off-screen drama but no chatter beyond that.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • McKinley stands at about 20,310 feet, and the climber who was rescued was brought off the mountain from about 17,200 feet by Denali National Park and Preserve search and rescue personnel late Thursday afternoon.
    — Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of brought off
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