Thesaurus results for WORKS (OVER)

works over

verb

Definition of works over next

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 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 If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day. —

Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026 In 1993, the Arnulf Rainer Museum opened in New York, exhibiting over one hundred and fifty of his works over a two-year period. —

News Desk, Artforum, 23 Dec. 2025

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Verb

While Deborah licks her wounds from bombing very, very hard, the Frank interview plays.

— Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
After the drill, Ruin rolls onto his back, then licks a reporter's nose.

— Megan Sauer Tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026