worked over

verb

past tense of work over
as in licked
to strike repeatedly the mob boss's thugs really worked him over

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Recent Examples of worked over ComEd was able to restore power to the wider area within several hours and worked over night to replace the pole, repair remaining damage and restore power to the animal hospital and BP station. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The game has changed how its extra-time rules have worked over the years with instant wins and losses after a golden goal or silver goal making a tie winnable in one half of extra time, whereas shootouts have largely remained the same. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 June 2026 By moving away from legacy models that reward hours worked over results achieved, organizations can finally bridge the gap between AI’s conceptual promise and measurable business impact. — Ben Blanquera, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), nonexempt employees must receive overtime at one-and-one-half times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. — Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 For what would be his last and most ambitious venture outside of the Dead, Weir unexpectedly reached out to Was, with whom Weir had occasionally worked over the previous two-plus decades. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026 This year, about 500 volunteers worked over the MLK celebration weekend. — Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026 The longtime consultant, business columnist, and news contributor has witnessed what has worked over the past four decades. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026 Forest Hills has worked over the last few years to expand their internship and mentorship program, which is now called XCL. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked over
  1. licked
  2. pounded
  3. lashed
  4. whipped
  5. hit
  6. did
  7. punched out
  8. knocked
Verb
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Grande licked one of them, and fans were immediately outraged by the moment.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Chivilli got especially pounded, surrendering three home runs.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
  • Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the CNN White House correspondent, and her colleagues have defended her against him.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Musk pointed to each of the three business lines as part of the pillars of the company that will fuel what would have to be 10x growth in three or four years to hit his $1 trillion revenue projection.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, Alvarez’s chances to hit a home run will get a pick-me-up from playing at home.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
Definition of punched out
Verb
  • The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked

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“Worked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20over. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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