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as in to insert
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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Recent Examples of work in
An area that’s starting to worry people is West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, which is becoming a bedroom community for people who work in the Greater Washington, D.C., area.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Fittingly, the poet was suggested for the mostly unscripted project by producer Tig Notaro, who appears briefly toward the end and boasts a body of complimentary work in stand-up comedy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Donnie, 55, is well-known for his acting and music with the boy band New Kids on the Block; their brothers Jim, Robert and Arthur have also worked in film and television over the years, and Paul appeared alongside Mark and Donnie in their reality television series Wahlburgers in the 2010s.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Johnson arrived as a graduate assistant in 2009 and even worked in the same tiny cubicle Poles had occupied.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Fittingly, the poet was suggested for the mostly unscripted project by producer Tig Notaro, who appears briefly toward the end and boasts a body of complimentary work in stand-up comedy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Donnie, 55, is well-known for his acting and music with the boy band New Kids on the Block; their brothers Jim, Robert and Arthur have also worked in film and television over the years, and Paul appeared alongside Mark and Donnie in their reality television series Wahlburgers in the 2010s.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Johnson arrived as a graduate assistant in 2009 and even worked in the same tiny cubicle Poles had occupied.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
Verb
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At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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Without spoiling too much, Peter goes undercover as a catering employee while infiltrating a diplomatic gala.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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However, one of agriculture’s most potent biological threats, a virulent strain of avian influenza, has infiltrated henhouses over the past three years, roiling the $40 billion industry.—
Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Jan. 2025
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After introducing their characters and learning about their mission from the Gramercy Occult Society, the D20 heroes turned the reins to the audience: Using their phones, fans rolled a virtual, 20-sided die to bring an ally or enemy into the show.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the year 2000, iPods, hybrid cars, camera phones, and GPS were introduced; iTunes, Wikipedia, and Xbox came in 2001.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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For context, the US intelligence community is currently reeling after discovering that hackers linked to the PRC wormed their way deep into US telecommunications infrastructure, potentially compromising things like phone calls and text messages.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
10 Jan. 2025
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The uncertainty, the instability, the danger that pervades his life worms off the page and into your brain.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Sometimes, he's gotten invited to inaugural balls; other times, he's been able to sneak in.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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And with a personal training certification and a degree in kinesiology, a wellness focus often sneaks into many aspects of my personal and professional life.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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The 10-year slipped from a high near 4.8% back to 4.6% over a few days.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the quarter, Apple slipped to third place — with about a sixth of the market, according to a Counterpoint research featured by Bloomberg.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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But those small moments of a day grow profound as Peter’s winding monologue wears on.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Daphne uses it to create her avant-garde music, born of the noises Darcy records with his boom mic while out on winding strolls.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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