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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work (on)
act
Verb
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Jones was acting as an unofficial coach for the Lakers in 2023, per the documents.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
That moment wasn’t your typical ‘kid acts impulsively and messes up the mission’ type of scene.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Work (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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