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work at

VERB
flounder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flop stumble wallow
STRONG
blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble
WEAK
cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up
Antonyms
STRONG
idle laze
WEAK
do well succeed
VERB
go about
Synonyms
STRONGEST
set about
WEAK
approach be employed begin devote oneself to engage in get busy with occupy oneself with tackle
VERB
practice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apply do engage in execute follow observe perform pursue
STRONG
fulfill function ply
WEAK
carry on live up to put into effect specialize in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard fail forget ignore miss neglect shun stop
STRONG
idle
WEAK
cease halt
VERB
prosecute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conduct engage in execute pursue
STRONG
continue direct discharge manage perform persist practice wage
WEAK
carry on carry through follow up put through see through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore leave
STRONG
cease fail halt mismanage neglect stop
WEAK
exonerate free liberate pardon
VERB
pursue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conduct continue engage in maintain practice proceed prosecute tackle
STRONG
adhere cultivate perform ply wage
WEAK
apply oneself carry on hold to keep on see through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease forget halt neglect stop
WEAK
discontinue eschew give up ignore retreat run away shun

Example Sentences

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All come from women who were in their late teens or early twenties and were young models seeking work at Sullivan's Daily and Sunday Sport newspapers.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Not just players, but also people who maybe work at the stadiums, people who are watching the matches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Is that where you live or are you just there for work at the moment?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

He was unable to train that day because he had not had time to collect his kit after finishing work at a papaya plantation.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In fact, it wasn’t detective work at all—there was no detection involved.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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