work over
verb
worked over; working over; works over
1
: to subject to thorough examination, study, or treatment
shelf stock worked over by shoppers
2
: to do over : rework
saved the play by working the first act over
3
: to beat up or manhandle with thoroughness
My boxing opponent worked me over in the ring.
Examples of work over in a Sentence
the mob boss's thugs really worked him over
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The Jewish Fertility Foundation has been working over the past decade to create their model, and are now looking to expand nationally.
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Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
And yet, while several prominent Republicans attended the speech, others on Capitol Hill kept their distance, warning the president of dire consequences for the farmers and manufacturers in their districts who could be swiftly put out of work over the new policy.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The team worked over the next two years to conserve and carefully reconstruct the bone fragments using advanced imaging and 3D analysis tools.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
The current efforts to limit liability in the oil and gas industry are part of a larger pattern of deregulation that has reshaped trucking and oil field work over the past four decades.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
And yet, while several prominent Republicans attended the speech, others on Capitol Hill kept their distance, warning the president of dire consequences for the farmers and manufacturers in their districts who could be swiftly put out of work over the new policy.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The team worked over the next two years to conserve and carefully reconstruct the bone fragments using advanced imaging and 3D analysis tools.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
The current efforts to limit liability in the oil and gas industry are part of a larger pattern of deregulation that has reshaped trucking and oil field work over the past four decades.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Work over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20over. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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