worked

variants or wrought
past tense of work
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as in performed
to produce a desired effect this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

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Recent Examples of worked An army veteran who worked as a technician on the manned Apollo 7 mission in Spain, John retired in the early 1990s and spent hours listening to Rush Limbaugh every day. Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 The federal pressure on health systems worked. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Local law enforcement reported that the driver, whose real name is Leetwain Darrell Tate, worked for Sugar Creek Charter School. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Still, instead of panicking, her friends worked together to create the right environment for Price. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for worked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Simply put, there are complex problems that cannot be solved by classical computers, such as simulating molecules for drug discovery and materials science and optimizing large-scale systems in finance and logistics.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But a handful of late-season wins over that lineup of opponents wouldn’t have solved the problems or provided a substantive launch point for next season.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now two people who once served at Defending Education have been named to posts in the Education Department, and leaders from Moms for Liberty have joined McMahon for roundtables and other official events.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Bruno was with the Wild for two stints as a player and then served in roles on the coaching staff, in player development and in the front office as assistant GM.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The singer, whose music inspired Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, and countless other metal bands who performed at the festival, died weeks later, on July 22, prompting worldwide tributes.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Voice and America’s Got Talent also performed quite well, both appearing in the top six entertainment-only programs of the week.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Megadeals valued at $10 billion or more drove the surge, with 49 such transactions announced thus far this year, the highest on record for nine months, according to the firm's data.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Schneider and Sida got in a car early Monday and drove to get Francine.
    John Raby, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aguilera said its unclear how often boaters illegally dump sewage into the water in Fort Lauderale, though pumpout vessels have been well-used in other parts of Florida.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Caution should be used when in or near the water.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • President Joe Biden struggled to stop wars in Europe and the Middle East.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Bobcats had struggled to contain the Wildcats’ speed for the majority of the game.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Decades before the internet, Gunness exploited men’s loneliness — luring them to her hog farm with the promise of romance and sending many to a shallow grave beneath the Indiana soil.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Anything a user does on Max—and everything Max can collect, such as geolocation data, contacts, photos, and audio—could presumably be accessed and exploited by the state.
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Worked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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