work in

verb

Definition of work innext
1
as in to insert
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 to infiltrate
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 work in Reactor is the developer, working in partnership with Respawn and Lucasfilm Games, with Electronic Arts publishing. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 This includes engaging resources in law enforcement to augment security for members who are working in high risk areas. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 In return for permission to live and work in the United States, TPS-holders were required to give the federal government their addresses and other personal information that could now be used to track them down. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said at a news conference that search and rescue crews were working in dire conditions at Oahu’s Lulumahu Falls Trail to find a hiker. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
  1. insert
  2. infiltrate
  3. introduce
  4. worm
  5. sneak
  6. slip
  7. wind
Verb
  • Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Specifically, doctors may bill patients when using the laser to insert premium lenses or fix astigmatism.
    — Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of insert
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  • Dozens of pages of documents describe agents secretly infiltrating meetings, monitoring activist chat groups and using license plate numbers to compile names of people who attended gatherings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • By the time smoke is visible, the finest particles, which are of greatest health concern, have often already infiltrated the building.
    — Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of infiltrate
Verb
  • Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said NCSIST had already verified jamming capabilities for the newer frequency and would introduce them through future upgrades.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Báez introduced himself to this long-running rivalry with a bang, becoming the first player in baseball history to hit three home runs in his first major-league game.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduce
Verb
  • Gemini has wormed its way into virtually every Google product and service, powering email organization in Gmail, document summary in Drive, and much more.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Like parasites, those jukebox musicals wormed their way into Broadway and slowly killed the medium.
    — Jesse Eisenberg, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of worm
Verb
  • Take a look at the ideas that inspired the game and some of the inside jokes that were snuck in.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Her earliest tour, a virtual show streamed over Zoom during the pandemic, became so popular that fans started sharing links so others could sneak in and watch alongside them.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneak
Verb
  • Odunze caught the pass near the right sideline and slipped free into the open field.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Some may be automatic, while others require the user to slip a cap over the end or rotate a knob.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of slip
Verb
  • But there were no bears to be found right then on the Bayou, so after a few days camp was moved to Bear Lake, a long, winding body of water once part of a river but now stillwater.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While the innovation doesn’t prevent all cracking, the DNGEs' particulate formation forces cracks to wind through soft regions instead of traveling in straight lines.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wind

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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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