work (at)

verb

Definition of work (at)next
as in to carry out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work (at)
  1. carry out
  2. pull off
  3. carry off
  4. accomplish
  5. achieve
  6. put through
  7. fulfill
  8. perform
Verb
  • The film is expected to follow the obstacles of carrying out a humanitarian mission as tensions rise.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lubinets gave no details on how the ceasefire or the aid mission would be monitored or carried out, citing the sensitivity of the negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of carry out
Verb
  • All fare enforcement teams will be pulled off of city buses until the MTA can investigate two allegations of improper use of force, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said Thursday.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suspending a fare enforcement program following an incident in which a 53-year-old man was pulled off a bus and allegedly assaulted by MTA employees during a fare dispute in Brooklyn.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pull off
Verb
  • Martinez eventually was carried off the field on a stretcher after medical staff from both teams attended to him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Once he was secured in place, his UConn teammates ran over to the end zone to offer support as Brown was carried off.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of carry off
Verb
  • But OpenAI also beefed up its own agents this year by launching its Codex coding app in February and ChatGPT Work agent in July for accomplishing multistep tasks like writing a brief or analysis.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Think of what a lone honeybee or termite can accomplish compared to a colony of them.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • Higher energy density could allow automakers to achieve longer driving ranges without increasing battery size or weight.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • His famous patient passes away 25 minutes into the film; the remaining 86 minutes focus on Garofalo’s legal maneuverings and his own incredulity at virtually every part of the process of being put through the public wringer.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • More users meant more compute costs, and the nature of how users interacted with the chatbots — as companions — meant they were being put through hours-long, extensive conversations.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of put through
Verb
  • Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, critics have likened Achilles to a carpetbagger, and called him a political opportunist who failed to fulfill his commitment to voters.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Her wife, poet Megan Falley, performs with the Chicago Philharmonic.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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