as in to carry out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work (at)
Verb
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Cox had said Greenpeace carried out a scheme to stop the pipeline’s construction.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Three other executions were carried out this week in the U.S., including the lethal injection earlier Thursday of an Oklahoma man for the fatal shooting of a woman during a home invasion.—
Curt Anderson,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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That’s how the U.S. pulled off the historic first fusion ignition, producing net positive energy at the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility, or NIF, in 2022.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Remember when DeSantis declared that Florida pulled off the most secure election in the country in 2020?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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She was carried off the court midway through the fourth quarter with a leg injury.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Due to disobedience, they had been carried off to a foreign land.—
Rev. Tom Rakow,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2024
Verb
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In many regions, this time-consuming task prevents them from fully participating in education or income-generating activities, caring for family, and achieving their potential.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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All of it, of course, is meant to achieve Zuckerberg’s vague yet relentless mission to connect the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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For that reason, plants should not be put through this type of stress before flowering, which takes a lot of energy out of the plant.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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In the series' latest episode, released March 9, Alex arrives to Ellis Island after a treacherous few weeks at sea, only to be put through even more turmoil as she's subjected to a series of invasive medical examinations by three merciless male doctors.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If love, romance, or self-expression have felt confusing, this is the time to reassess what truly fulfills you.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
14 Mar. 2025
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In recent months, the city agreed to fulfill two grant agreements with O Cinema — one for $25,831 and one for $54,071 — and has already paid half of those amounts, according to the proposal.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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So first night in Arizona, Jane’s is performing, and toward the end of the set, Dave’s kind of running around, bumping into Perry and just doing his thing.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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For example, Dries Sels and colleagues at New York University performed similar calculations on a regular laptop using tensor networks – which reduce the amount of data and hence energy needed to perform simulations, reported New Scientist.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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