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 An Associated Press investigation revealed that Khan was alleged to have seen the woman working in another ICC department and moved her into his office. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has at least two dozen employees working in the DRC. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 Emily Hane Hane, who raises money for the University of Kansas as an employee at the KU Endowment, brings more than 15 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector. — Sofi Zeman july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 The maritime transition will rely on multiple solutions working in harmony. — Whitaker Irvin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Around 100 immigration cases are scheduled at one time and respondents must attend in person, a practice that has strained an already overwhelmed system and further complicated the shifting legal landscape, attorneys working in the court say. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Dasilva said Donizete had been working in the US state of Georgia after fleeing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 One of the groups working in the new online spaces is the Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (KUPI), which was founded in 2015 as a space for feminist ulama, Islamic scholars. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2026 The implicit goal of The Bear is to depict the realities of working in a restaurant. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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Fast-forward to the ’90s, and aftermarket tuners were routinely cracking open an engine’s computer, removing the appropriate memory chip, inserting it into a reader, and writing lines of code to a new chip.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has used his office to intervene on behalf of donors since taking office last year, inserting the state’s lawyers in civil disputes to help developers and car dealers.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Definition of inserting

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In a video statement released shortly before the strikes, Al-Aqili warned against infiltrating Yemeni airspace with Iranian aircraft.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Dee joins Rick Devens from Survivor 50, Big Brother 26 breakout Angela Murray, and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jason De Puy/Salina EsTitties as previous reality competition TV veterans infiltrating the season 28 house.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Definition of infiltrating

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At least that’s what Major League Soccer, one of the first leagues to use the system, wrote in the news release introducing it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Connecticut Ballet founder Brett Raphael will be present at all the shows, introducing or narrating the pieces.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of introducing

Verb

Just a few weeks into the war, one of the Persian Gulf’s top oil producers quietly began sneaking its crude out of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
But neither those measures nor Friday’s sizzling temperatures stopped fans from gathering in hopes of sneaking a peak at their longtime idol and sending Swift their well wishes.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of sneaking

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Cabrera allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in 4⅓ innings and the Padres piled on against Arizona’s bullpen in slipping ahead of the Diamondbacks in the wild-card race.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
But instead of slipping into fixer mode, reflect on what the situation is exposing to you about an emotional pattern.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of slipping

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But my mind kept winding back to the platform at Shippea Hill station.

— Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Travelers can spend the afternoon exploring the former fishing town's winding streets or walking sections of the coastal paths that run along the Maresme coastline.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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