works (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of work (at)
as in pulls off

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  1. pulls off
  2. carries out
  3. carries off
  4. winds up
  5. brings off
  6. brings about
  7. achieves
  8. accomplishes
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  • Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • In spite of The Connaught’s obvious grandeur and heritage kudos, everyone is treated as equal by each member of staff with the deft service touch that the Maybourne Group pulls off so beautifully.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Definition of pulls off
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  • The superintendent heads up the California Department of Education, carries out policies set by the state Board of Education and is an ex-officio member of the state’s higher education governing boards.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of carries out
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  • These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of carries off
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  • Severe storms with hail, heavy rain and winds up to 60 mph barreled through the Charlotte region Friday and left 21,000 Duke Energy customers without power.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026
  • If strong storms form, the biggest risks are damaging winds up to 60 to 70 mph and quarter- to golf-ball-size hail.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of winds up
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  • But McGuire also brings off-the-books experience that should serve her well at Cascale, whose 300-plus members largely hail from the apparel, footwear and textiles sectors, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and academic institutions.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Definition of brings off
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  • The organization’s blood supply had fallen by several thousand units in just one week, leading many to worry about the summer season, which typically brings about an increase in trauma injuries, according to the press release.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • For some, the World Cup brings about memories of touching moments with family and friends.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of brings about
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  • Interestingly, the robot achieves its underwater-to-air transition entirely without feet.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • For example, say a best-in-class B2B software company consistently achieves NRR rates of 120% or higher.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of achieves
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  • In the end, this revocable trust plus two single-member LLCs structure probably accomplishes no more than to provide a temporary speed bump for creditors.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In a world increasingly more divided than connected — where politics, algorithms and social media feuds sort us into tribes siloed by grievances — the World Cup still accomplishes something remarkably simple.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of accomplishes
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