Thesaurus results for WORKS (OVER)

works over

verb

present tense third-person singular of work over

as in licks

to strike repeatedly the mob boss's thugs really worked him over

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Recent Examples of works over Men were more likely to buy at higher price points, with 13% of men buying works over $100,000 compared to 7% for women. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Plainly, this router works over time to support your connection. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 By the time the series concluded in 2021, Kusama had produced roughly 900 works over 12 years. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 How interest works over time Early payments go mostly toward interest and shift toward principal over time. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 That made auctions, somewhat counterintuitively, one of the more attractive places to buy important works over the past six months. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 The formula uses a groundbreaking Vitamin-B3 complex that works over a period of time to help naturally rebalance your scalp for long-term relief. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Hockney is believed to have created some thirty-five thousand works over his lifetime. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 June 2026 Its line-of-sight communication works over 50 miles, and satellite links can extend this for longer-range operations. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026

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Verb

That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

Verb

Wyatt pounds Poly, but win or lose the Chaps would be the second seed and Brewer third due to Wyatt’s win over the Bears.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pounds

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More than 60 miles into the Andaman Sea, South Asia’s only active volcano hides a thriving underwater world shaped by fire and teeming with life.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Its story follows the Forgers, a household that keeps up the appearance of an ordinary life while each member hides something.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of hides

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Her glam was equally gorgeous—fluttery lashes with a smooth complexion thanks to L’Oréal Paris’s Age Perfect Anti-Aging Midnight Cream Moisturizer.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026
Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashes

Verb

California Surfaces does mostly new homes and commercial jobs such as airports and hospitals.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The robot does the physical work while a person controls its movements from a safer location.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of does

Verb

This beats the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, which lasted about 11 hours and 10 minutes on its larger 11,600mAh battery.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
In the event that Georgia beats Missouri and three of the following four teams — Alabama, Texas, Kentucky or Tennessee — lose this weekend, the Bulldogs will have secured their place in the conference title game.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of beats

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Shutters bang, screen doors slam; the wind whips them all into a frenzy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Paddling along the shoreline of a small lake in the wilderness, as pine and spruce trees hover over the dark water’s edge and the wind whips waves against the canoe, a human knows her place.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

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