works (on)

present tense third-person singular of work (on)

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  • The order, which, again, acts like one blanket prescription, allows pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to look at FDA approval for vaccines and not ACIP recommendations.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now there’s the new Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm Mattifying Setting Spray, a weightless setting spray that acts like a blurring and mattifying powder.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Works (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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