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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
Andy Davies, a referee who worked in the Premier League and Championship and was a Select Group referee for over 12 seasons, published a short analysis of the VAR process on this play for ESPN, saying that the review should never have taken place.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Gina’s worked in women’s media for over a decade, running sites like HelloGiggles and then running shopping at sites like Scary Mommy and Well+Good.
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Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
Letlow previously worked in higher education as a university administrator and was a finalist for University of Louisiana at Monroe president.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
During school, Rao worked in a warehouse and at a calendar kiosk at a local mall to help pay his rent.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Before becoming a Yolo County prosecutor, Ortiz worked in internal affairs and as a legislative analyst for the California Highway Patrol.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
And then subsequently worked in a private capacity in Afghanistan, another war zone.
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CBS News,
7 June 2026
Inouye-Perez and Fernandez worked in tandem to create the powerhouse team, which is in the midst of one of the best offensive seasons in D1 softball history.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Born in the mountain town of Beckley, West Virginia, much of Lewis’ family worked in the coal mines.
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Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Gina’s worked in women’s media for over a decade, running sites like HelloGiggles and then running shopping at sites like Scary Mommy and Well+Good.
—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
Letlow previously worked in higher education as a university administrator and was a finalist for University of Louisiana at Monroe president.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
During school, Rao worked in a warehouse and at a calendar kiosk at a local mall to help pay his rent.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Before becoming a Yolo County prosecutor, Ortiz worked in internal affairs and as a legislative analyst for the California Highway Patrol.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
And then subsequently worked in a private capacity in Afghanistan, another war zone.
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CBS News,
7 June 2026
Inouye-Perez and Fernandez worked in tandem to create the powerhouse team, which is in the midst of one of the best offensive seasons in D1 softball history.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Born in the mountain town of Beckley, West Virginia, much of Lewis’ family worked in the coal mines.
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Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
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In Leo’s case, the first-generation constellation is designed to span 3,232 satellites inserted into specific orbits to cover certain geographic regions.
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For small, simple molecules, the researchers simply inserted a gene that encodes a pore protein into the SpudCell genome.
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Invasive plant species have infiltrated many of the natural grasslands, said DavidWedin, director of the University of Nebraska’s Center for Grassland Studies.
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The Institute for the Study of War has reported that, in the course of advancing towards Kostyantynivka, Russian forces infiltrated the southeastern portion of the city and its suburbs, pushing 2 to 4 kilometers ahead of their assessed lines.
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On Monday, the Mavericks formally introduced May as their new head coach; it was announced last week, but May met with the media on Monday along with team president of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri.
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Four years later, Israel was effectively ejected from the Asian Football Confederation following a resolution introduced by Kuwait that passed 17 to 13, with six abstentions.
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After Tyler Soderstrom drew a walk, the A’s Jonah Heim snuck an opposite-field single past the outstretched dive of third baseman Matt Chapman.
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Julia snuck some matchstick carrots into the potato mixture, then blew my socks off with a punchy, springy topping of feta, mint, dill, and chives.
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On Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev slipped worryingly on the baseline but was able to get straight back up.
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The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 59% in June, the lowest since October 2021.
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One person was killed and another was wounded during a shooting in an unincorporated part of Riverside County on Sunday.
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These two stood ready to wound the pigs as soon as Red Beard was done saying goodbye.
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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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