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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
In today’s paper, Sommerfeldt has a story about Political Humanity, a new memoir self-published by Adams’ former girlfriend Jasmine Ray, who later worked in his administration.
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Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Guy has worked in Southfield's city clerk office since 2024, according to her LinkedIn page.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But everybody worked in collaboration with the FBI, who were able to have subpoena power and really dig in.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Joe Boylan worked in the NBA for a decade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
—Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 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
Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Guy has worked in Southfield's city clerk office since 2024, according to her LinkedIn page.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But everybody worked in collaboration with the FBI, who were able to have subpoena power and really dig in.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Joe Boylan worked in the NBA for a decade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
—Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
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Vandy inserted itself into the Playoff conversation by beating LSU last week, so why is our Playoff projections model still so low on the Commodores, who entered Saturday with just an 8 percent chance?—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, on Ukraine’s eastern front, Russian forces have infiltrated the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the moment has called, forcing Guy — a man with no passport, and virtually no training in the realm of supernatural defense — to fly from New York to London to investigate a frightening and powerful vampire named Jasper (William Fichtner) who has infiltrated the London motherhouse.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Garfield was introduced to readers in 1978 and is syndicated presently in about 2,100 newspapers.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Mumy was just a kid, Lockhart snuck him and his TV sister Cartwright into shows at the Whisky a Go Go during the height of the 1960s psychedelic scene.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Honeywell have slipped 4% this year.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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