WORKING IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

working in

verb

present participle of work in

as in inserting

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 infiltrating

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 working in Often referred to as the Nobel Prize of the Arts, the Praemium Imperiale recognizes exemplary achievements by artists around the world working in painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater and film. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026 That integration means studios already working in Unreal Engine pipelines can begin using the technology without a transition period. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 This is your month, so don’t waste time overthinking when the cosmos is working in your favor. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Adenot now has spent 19 hours and 42 minutes working in the vacuum of space. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Vice president of player personnel Will McClay is in his 25th season working in the Dallas Cowboys’ personnel department. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 However, in my experience working in AI development, these algorithms lack engineering reasoning and often fail to calculate long-term architectural dynamics. — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Caltrans said that can prevent construction crews from working in the affected area for several days. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 After working in the insurance business, where the only other women were predominantly secretaries, being outnumbered by men was nothing new for Granger. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

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The coaching staff demonstrated this by immediately inserting Lemon into the first-team offense upon his return and playing him throughout the first half of the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Sadly, the production was a downer, draining Kushner’s masterpiece of color and humor and inserting, in their place, gloomy projections of cityscapes and, unaccountably, David Bowie songs.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

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Valdes was a Cuban intelligence asset tasked with infiltrating Cuban exile organizations since at least the 1990s, according to ICE.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, Anthropic’s Mythos AI model made headlines when it was caught infiltrating third party systems, a cybersecurity nightmare years in the making.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

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Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Automakers generally self-certify when introducing new vehicles on public roads, but a regulatory audit or investigation is not automatic.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of introducing

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The new quarterback Mensah with a short completion that Toney turns into a 48-yard play, bouncing up from the tackle and sneaking in a quick little Heisman pose for good measure.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Rather than trade Ohtani for Caminero, who has blossomed into a two-time All-Star at 23, the team added at the deadline in hopes of sneaking into the wild-card race.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaking

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Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Alongside the Rams’ Terrance Ferguson, the Saint was criminally undervalued throughout the fantasy draft season, often slipping well into the double-digit rounds in 12-team exercises.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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