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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
Search operations on Saturday involved eight local divers who worked in shifts to locate the bodies, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
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.
—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
CBS News, 17 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
Verb
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Head coach Mike Brown substituted Hart out and inserted Landry Shamet, who helped spark the Knicks' fourth-quarter rally.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Now the government has inserted itself into the process.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Even a senator's office appears to have been infiltrated.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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In some areas, the guards themselves have been infiltrated or co-opted by criminal organizations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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His first time playing in Season 4 introduced him to the world; his second time in Season 8 introduced him to his wife, Amber Mariano; and his fourth time playing in Season 22 earned him $1 million.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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That afternoon, Djena sneaked out of the house to meet Shams at the neighborhood Starbucks.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The Brewers tied it in the fourth when Luis Rengifo's grounder to third sneaked under Royce Lewis' glove and allowed Brice Turang to score.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The Olympic gymnast, 29, slipped into a striking dress with a plunging neckline for a night out with her husband, Jonathan Owens, to celebrate the wedding of their Chicago Bears friends, Jaylon Jones and wife Jaden.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The latest poll released by the California Democratic Party showed Mahan’s support had slipped from 7% to 4% among likely Democratic voters in polling conducted earlier this month.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Grainy video footage from those protests reveal the brutality of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, who drag students into the street, viciously beat them and then leave them wounded on the ground.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Ukraine launched one of its largest drone barrages of the war, killing at least three people near Moscow and another in Belgorod and wounding a dozen more, officials said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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