works (on)

Definition of works (on)next
present tense third-person singular of work (on)

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acts
Verb
  • William Stevenson founded the Stone Balloon, a popular music venue in Newark, Delaware, in the early 1970s, which hosted rock acts from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to George Thorogood to Cheap Trick.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • At the moment, Exelon, as the parent company to a group of six regulated transmission utilities, is barred from doing so, and instead acts as a middleman for power that is generated by a host of competing power plant operators.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Works (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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