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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2
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
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.
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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
Mack had lived and worked in Los Angeles ever since.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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
Mack had lived and worked in Los Angeles ever since.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
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Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The All-American senior safety suffered a knee injury early in the fourth quarter against Weber State after he was inserted as an offensive player.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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While a wallpaper photographed by Calle was turned into a key black-and-white print in the collection, with small bellflowers blossoming on shirts and pants, a flavor for Orientalism infiltrated Rizza’s designs, inspired by some of Calle’s snapshots.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Doctors on the ground estimate that tuberculosis has infiltrated almost every second home of this eastern urban compound, killing residents and robbing many families of their livelihoods.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Google introduced a new Nest smart speaker last week to go alongside its Gemini smart home upgrades and new security cameras.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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In August 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy introduced new rules for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations to expand commercial drone use.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Browning just threw one up to Ja’Marr Chase for the ice-breaker then hit him on a bomb and then snuck another one in on a simple flag route to Tee Higgins.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Jimmy Kimmel Live host's longtime rival snuck onto the show disguised as Frankie Focus, the new mascot for New York education who was introduced in tandem with the state's school cellphone ban.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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For a date night out, Sánchez then slipped into a daring crimson number by Vivienne Westwood, the design featured a low neckline and and ruching that added an extra leggy element to the look.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Over the last 40-plus decades, Springsteen has slipped all 10 of its songs into setlists, whether on solo tours and with the E Street Band.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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