as in wrought (up)
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to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of worked up
Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Having worked up an appetite touring the town, Gomez and I had a fabulous Sunday brunch—foie gras!
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Bear worked up to managing the operations — but a problem soon became apparent.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Having worked up an appetite touring the town, Gomez and I had a fabulous Sunday brunch—foie gras!
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
By the end of the photo shoot, the hunting party had worked up an appetite.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked up
Verb
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The app was developed by Salk scientists as a research tool, and is used in Salk Institute studies.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yet in the past three decades much of home-cooking culture has developed in revolt against what many see as Stewart’s punctilious ethos.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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People are fed up with burnout culture and quiet promotions that come without pay.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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She was fed up with being constantly emotionally overwhelmed.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In these ongoing cases, it is alleged that Petritaj forged documents with the help of local officials on behalf of Shehu and his father, Ramis Shehu.—
Lindita Cela,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks’ success was forged on the back of a growing demand for Western luxuries, as well as a strategy of adapting p roducts for the market –– to appeal to customers beyond China’s top-tier cities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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So what actually makes Powell angry?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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See our fan gallery created by Courier Journal photographer Scott Utterback.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Examples include the hospitality boxes F1 has created with Lewis Hamilton and Gordon Ramsay for 2025.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That one worked out pretty well, though!—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An enraged University of Iowa student was arrested after a Turning Point USA table was flipped on campus in an incident that was caught on video.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Worked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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