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verb

present tense third-person singular of work
1
as in causes
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this new drug can really work wonders

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as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning finally figured out how to work the math problem

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as in serves
to have a certain purpose the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood

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as in operates
to produce a desired effect this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

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as in moves
to set or keep in motion this pump is worked by hand

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as in uses
to control the mechanical operation of show me how to work the machine

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as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues

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as in exploits
to take unfair advantage of a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year

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works

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noun

plural of work
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a glass works where high quality glassware is made

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Recent Examples of works
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In Bellorado-Samuels’s own bedroom, the television is stashed under the bed and works by Barkley Hendricks, Sadie Barnett, and Charisse Pearlina Weston take pride of place. — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery works by offloading shader compilation for different hardware combinations to the cloud. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 In a letter to staff and families, Huntley Community School District 158 confirmed Roth works as a school bus driver for the district. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Young’s foundation primarily works with kids, ages 5 to early teens. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The fourth-generation Google Nest Learning Thermostat creates an energy-saving routine based on your preferred temperatures and works seamlessly with Google Home, Apple Home and other smart-home networks. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 The group works with the company’s research and development and business technology teams to test its own products and explore other technologies. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 With a backbone laid out, the process next moved to ProteinMPNN, a tool that works along the backbone, populating it with specific amino acids. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
Under a contributory infringement claim, all authors need to prove is that Meta facilitated transfers of their works. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 To sign off, Danchig-Waring didn’t just curate a matinee program with needle-moving classics alongside 21st-century works that reflect his love of process. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 In addition, both works can be employed to investigate Romantic fascinations with the supernatural and the unknown. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026 In a cafe in Mexico City once in the mid-Fifties, Pan spurred Rivera into a debate that Pan believed to have led Rivera to change the most controversial element in one of his most scandalous works. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Faro Santander opened last month to display the extensive art collection of Banco Santander, including works by Titian, Velázquez, and Goya. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The filmic works of Kathleen Collins/Fronza Woods, the photography of Deana Lawson, Pina Bausch’s restaging of The Rite of Spring, the Penny Hardaway Foamposite, D’Angelo. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 The museum will also share works with Mark Bradford’s Art + Practice in Leimert Park through a partnership that will last at least two years. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The Swiss watchmaker and the Met marked the culmination of their inaugural artisan residency on Friday, unveiling three works that extend traditional craft into new forms of expression. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for works
  1. causes
  2. solves
  3. serves
  4. operates
  5. moves
  6. uses
  7. struggles
  8. exploits
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  • Yet in September, Bangladesh reported a daily average of 1,198 new cases of measles, which causes a high fever, cough and telltale rash.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Petal solves this using a single-body 96-amp repeater equipped with a specialized Fan-In/Fan-Out interface.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ooni’s Volt 2, an electric countertop pizza oven, solves that problem, reaching commercial temperatures of up to 850 degrees Fahrenheit safely.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Speculation also serves an important function in helping markets operate efficiently.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The orchard and cidery serves pizzas and pastas alongside hot or cold cider, and hosts live music as folks linger along the outdoor tables with drinks and games.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Beyond rocket production, Blue Origin operates facilities across Cocoa, Melbourne, Orlando, and Titusville.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Djrum is the rare DJ who operates almost entirely outside the world of genre; his sets swing from breakcore to IDM, jungle to techno, garage to field recordings to—well—whatever, really, depending on mood.
    — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Frequent gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible once the front moves through the Chesapeake Bay and inland eastern North Carolina.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Other Panthers moves before Eagles Those aren’t the only moves the Panthers made Saturday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Other experiments will process LiDAR data, which uses laser measurements to map surrounding terrain.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • No one uses cash, everything is on an app, everything can be bought at lighting speed.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of uses
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  • As energy supply struggles to keep pace with demand, those delays have drawn political attention and, finally, action, including significant legislation passed at the state level and a new bipartisan permitting reform bill proposed in the Senate.
    — Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggles
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  • Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • BlueMoon exploits two Chromium vulnerabilities and one in the kernel of Windows 10 (Oct 2018 Update), Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 2004, Windows Server 2022, and the initial release of Windows 11.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploits

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“Works.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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