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 He’s really getting worked over until a collapsing building separates them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 ComEd was able to restore power to the wider area within several hours and worked over night to replace the pole, repair remaining damage and restore power to the animal hospital and BP station. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The game has changed how its extra-time rules have worked over the years with instant wins and losses after a golden goal or silver goal making a tie winnable in one half of extra time, whereas shootouts have largely remained the same. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 June 2026 By moving away from legacy models that reward hours worked over results achieved, organizations can finally bridge the gap between AI’s conceptual promise and measurable business impact. — Ben Blanquera, Forbes.com, 26 June 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 The longtime consultant, business columnist, and news contributor has witnessed what has worked over the past four decades. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026

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Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

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Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of pounded

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Last month, Trump lashed out on coverage of poll results, which have been sagging in the 30s as Republicans seek to retain control of Congress.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashed

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The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026

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