WORKED IN Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

worked in

verb

past tense of work in

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 Harvey has worked in the sport for more than three decades, with stops at Bradford City, Leeds and the EFL before becoming a director at Wrexham in 2023. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Simmons has worked in the creator economy for more than a decade at the likes of digital channels business Fullscreen, Meta and Spotify. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Marc Sagal is a psychologist and performance consultant who has worked in sport, with Liverpool and Olympic athletes, as well as with businesses, including executives at McKinsey & Company, Hewlett Packard and JPMorgan. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The hotel assembled a mega watt team with backgrounds that read like a who’s who of travel, having worked in places like the Armani hotel in Dubai. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Some had worked in the country legally and others had been undocumented. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 The trio lived and worked in space for 245 days, circling Earth 3,920 times and traveling a total of nearly 104 million miles (167 million kilometers), according to NASA. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Up until recently, Calderon worked in the Mayor's Office of Social Equity & Innovation while Martinez works at Denver International Airport. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 His father worked in the steel industry and helped instill a strong work ethic in his children, Sullivan said. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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As is typical with Porsches, there are five circular gauges on the dash, and the key is inserted on the left.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
Uncover and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is puffed and appears dry, and a toothpick inserted into the brownie portion near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserted

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Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of infiltrated

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Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduced

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Amanda Peet did all of that too, starting in her late 30s because of dense breast tissue and prior benign lumps, and her stage 1 invasive lobular carcinoma still slipped past her first scan.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
These were aspirationally scheduled for no earlier than mid and late October, respectively, but have now apparently slipped to mid-to-late November (though there has been no public confirmation of any firm target date).

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slipped

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The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, said Friday that nine people had been wounded by drone attacks on the region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

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