worked in

verb

past tense of work in
1
as in inserted
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 infiltrated
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 worked in During school, Rao worked in a warehouse and at a calendar kiosk at a local mall to help pay his rent. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Born in the mountain town of Beckley, West Virginia, much of Lewis’ family worked in the coal mines. — Miami Herald, 31 May 2026 And then subsequently worked in a private capacity in Afghanistan, another war zone. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 Inouye-Perez and Fernandez worked in tandem to create the powerhouse team, which is in the midst of one of the best offensive seasons in D1 softball history. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Gina’s worked in women’s media for over a decade, running sites like HelloGiggles and then running shopping at sites like Scary Mommy and Well+Good. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026 Before becoming a Yolo County prosecutor, Ortiz worked in internal affairs and as a legislative analyst for the California Highway Patrol. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 Letlow previously worked in higher education as a university administrator and was a finalist for University of Louisiana at Monroe president. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Andy Davies, a referee who worked in the Premier League and Championship and was a Select Group referee for over 12 seasons, published a short analysis of the VAR process on this play for ESPN, saying that the review should never have taken place. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
  1. inserted
  2. infiltrated
  3. introduced
  4. sneaked
  5. slipped
  6. wound
Verb
  • In Leo’s case, the first-generation constellation is designed to span 3,232 satellites inserted into specific orbits to cover certain geographic regions.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • For small, simple molecules, the researchers simply inserted a gene that encodes a pore protein into the SpudCell genome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • The Ukrainian military said Saturday that small groups of Russian soldiers had infiltrated the town, but counter-sabotage operations were ongoing.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The same informant then infiltrated a second conference, in 2020.
    — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
Definition of infiltrated
Verb
  • The issue has caught the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where a flurry of proposals have been introduced since the start of the year.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • In January, CyCognito introduced discovery of externally reachable MCP servers, adding them to external attack-surface inventories.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • When grounders sneaked through the infield, his body language was uneventful.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Some stuff released a bit earlier this week and snuck past me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of sneaked
Verb
  • On Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev slipped worryingly on the baseline but was able to get straight back up.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 59% in June, the lowest since October 2021.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of slipped
Verb
  • He is believed to be in hiding after reportedly being wounded in the airstrike that killed his father.
    — Nasser Karimi, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • He reportedly was wounded in the attack that killed his father and has not been seen publicly since the war began.
    — NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of wound

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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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