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do a job

VERB

work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

labor manage pursue strive toil try

STRONG

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

WEAK

apply oneself be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do business earn a living have a job hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away plug away punch a clock take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stop

STRONG

be lazy idle laze

WEAK

destroy relax rest

Example Sentences

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Despite the cost of living being higher down under, Tom said the overtime pay was good, enabling him to do a job that "pays less but provides more hours".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Also on CNN, top Democrats chafed at the idea of deploying ICE agents to do a job they aren’t trained to do.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

"Hopefully he can do a job for us. His experience is vital."

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“If we want to do a job, we should do it now. If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly,” he said in a video released by Iranian state television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Jonah had said something about having to go out of town to Dad’s friend’s place to pick up some sort of saw they needed to do a job.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

do a job

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