working in

verb

Definition of working innext
present participle of work in
1
as in inserting
to put among or between others I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup

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2
as in infiltrating
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working in
  1. inserting
  2. infiltrating
  3. introducing
  4. slipping
  5. winding
Verb
  • Many focused on inserting individual flowers into small tubes filled with water and then neatly placing each vial, one by one, onto the floats.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In Netanyahu’s case, because the prostate is not cancerous, Golan said doctors were likely performing an endoscopic surgery, carried out by inserting small instruments into a body cavity, rather than making surgical cuts in the abdomen to reach the prostate.
    Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of inserting
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  • These are much more favorable matchups because the Rams and Buccaneers are not as good as the Eagles and because Packers fans might have an easier time infiltrating SoFi Stadium or Raymond James Stadium.
    Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His order cites congressional and counterintelligence reports outlining threats posed by the PRC, CCP, and other foreign adversaries, including Chinese spies allegedly infiltrating the New York governor’s office.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of infiltrating
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  • After introducing the award leveraging her signature humor, Jennifer Coolidge announced that the 33-year-old actor had won best performance by a male actor in a television series — musical or comedy for his role in The Bear, for a third year running.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Ross hasn’t been made available for interviews this decade, aside from the press conference introducing McDaniel as coach.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of introducing
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  • Harrison took Georgia’s second-half kickoff all the way to the end zone, slipping a tackle near the middle of the field, cutting toward the right sideline and outrunning everyone.
    Brett Martel, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2025
  • By 1980, amid double-digit inflation, spiraling gas prices, and Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution in Iran, the United States was slipping into another recession.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of slipping
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  • While most of Tyre’s 125,000 residents fled during the war, the city’s Christian quarter, nestled alongside the harbor with its winding alleyways, was one of the few neighborhoods where some people remained.
    Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • For those who find stairs challenging, there’s a winding dirt path that will also take you to the top.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of winding
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