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Recent Examples of Synonyms for works (at or on)
Verb
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The bulk of the damage came on Monday against the Blue Jays when he was charged with four runs over 2/3 of an inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Riley then returned to his vehicle, reverses into the vehicle behind him, drives forward and runs over Barber in the street while fleeing the scene, according to the complaint.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The supplements out today have an incredibly wide variety of electrolyte concentrations, said Patrick Burns, who practices emergency medicine at Stanford Health Care and occasionally runs in ultramarathons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Works (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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