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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of worker
Funding freezes, data gaps and unpaid workers Over the past two decades, the story of government shutdowns has become all too familiar.
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In between acting classes and shifts at SUR, Jason tries to date a new co-worker, but his attempts backfire.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Since the start of the shutdown, controllers and other essential workers, like Transportation Security Administration screeners, have been required to do their jobs but won’t be paid until after the government reopens.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies show that shift workers who work rotating, overnight shifts have a higher risk of developing these conditions due, in part, to the disruption of the natural rhythms.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In between acting classes and shifts at SUR, Jason tries to date a new co-worker, but his attempts backfire.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Since the start of the shutdown, controllers and other essential workers, like Transportation Security Administration screeners, have been required to do their jobs but won’t be paid until after the government reopens.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies show that shift workers who work rotating, overnight shifts have a higher risk of developing these conditions due, in part, to the disruption of the natural rhythms.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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In the early twentieth century, two groups of Indians living in America, young intellectuals and working-class laborers, had very different experiences of the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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The actions of delivery truck drivers, warehouse laborers and many others can be tracked and sifted, too.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The film, written by Barbosa alongside Werner Salles, is set in 1695 and sees a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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