as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the mob boss's thugs really worked him over
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Recent Examples of work over
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body overseeing the OG of award shows, has worked over the past decade to restructure the membership of film professionals who vote on the Oscars each year.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Dozens of artists have covered or sampled your work over the years.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
What our reviewers say: Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle approached testing with trepidation but was pleasantly surprised by how well this product worked over the course of a month.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
Adding up weekly hours on the job and breaks between jobs reveals a 14% difference in time worked over a decade.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Dozens of artists have covered or sampled your work over the years.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
What our reviewers say: Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle approached testing with trepidation but was pleasantly surprised by how well this product worked over the course of a month.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
Adding up weekly hours on the job and breaks between jobs reveals a 14% difference in time worked over a decade.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work over
Verb
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
Jeffrey Gedmin,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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The ancient springhead, natural waterpark, and retro roadside attraction has more than a few secrets hidden in its eelgrass.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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But all that family turmoil was hidden, and to most who knew him, Dr. Schwartz seemed to have a beautiful life until the evening of May 28, 2014, when Becky Schwartz came home and discovered her home in disarray.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Schumer has taken a public pounding from his party's base, not to mention House Democrats, since voting to keep the government open last week.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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Dangerous, heavy rain pounded the Los Angeles area early Thursday, bringing a threat of flooding and debris flow to spots impacted by the recent devastating wildfires.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, Cabello lashed out at U.S. authorities, accusing them of unjustly detaining and deporting Venezuelans under false claims of gang affiliations.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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In early March, tropical storm Alfred battered Australia’s heavily populated east coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain for several days as hundreds of thousands of homes in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales lost power.—
Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The town moves at a slower pace, and invites you to do the same—but there’s no shortage of things to do.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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And what exactly is Elon Musk doing at the Pentagon?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Hur hit a home run, Trey Ebel had a two-run double and Ethan Bingaman contributed an RBI triple.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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After the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit the Carolinas, Duke Energy drew the ire of Mountain Island Lake residents who say the company could have mitigated the flooding in their neighborhoods.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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Simultaneously punched out, yet refusing to stay down for the count, a gruff Smith does his actorly best to understand, then diss, his public’s view of the slap heard round the world.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The alleged victim told troopers that, following the disturbance, the men left then returned a short time later and allegedly physically assaulted him and punched out windows in the garage, according to state police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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The moment was so precious that Reed whipped out her phone to take a quick video and later shared it on TikTok.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Blizzards expected in Northern Plains Forecasters warned that heavy snow whipped by powerful winds are likely to make travel treacherous in parts of the Rockies and Northern Plains.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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