works (at)

verb

Definition of works (at)next
present tense third-person singular of work (at)
as in pulls off

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  1. achieves
  2. accomplishes
  3. performs
  4. fulfills
  5. executes
Verb
  • As many software startup founders and executive teams can attest, reaching the stage where the business achieves scalable growth is an incredible milestone.
    Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ross, who co-wrote the script with Joslyn Barnes, achieves an advance in narrative form, one that singularly befits the movie’s subject—not just dramatically but historically and morally, too.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • That fluid movement accomplishes several things, Geersen says.
    Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Trust yourself to get things done instead of relying on someone who talks big but accomplishes little.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • Watch on Deadline The network typically performs very well toward the end of the year with both 25 Days of Christmas and 31 Nights of Halloween in October, which both include a lineup of fan-favorite films to draw audiences in.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan shows up midway through the taping and performs a song with Moffette.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of performs
Verb
  • Shopping for self-care rarely fulfills that need.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Touches like that indicate a confidence that could result in top-notch pop music — and Rosie more than fulfills that promise because of its solid songwriting and the captivating woman at the album’s center.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • An investor can set the parameters of a trade so that when the timing is right, the system immediately executes the trade without human oversight.
    Thomas Hartmann, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of executes
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“Works (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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