work into

verb

worked into; working into; works into
1
: to add or include (something) in (something)
She tried to find a way of working her question into the conversation.
2
: to stir or mix (something) into (something)
Work the nuts and raisins into the dough.
3
: to gradually cause (someone) to be in (an excited, angry, or frightened state)
He worked himself into a rage/panic.

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Crews worked into the night clearing roads. Dave Collins, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026 His diagnoses were taken on board, worked into the wider discourse. Jack Lang, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Maybe Othello was primed and ready to be worked into a murderous rage. David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Yeezy works into the evening, hacking at jagged spurs of plastic and tapping away with a special brass gunsmith’s hammer. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for work into

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“Work into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20into. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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