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work

noun as in achievement

verb as in cultivate, form

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Example Sentences

And a court of law works within sentencing guidelines, not piling on extra punishment because they didn’t like the manner in which the defendant defended himself.

Graham added that he's "working with Tom Cotton" on an act that would sanction any nation who aided in the arrest of "any politician in Israel."

From Salon

The work aims “to best prepare ourselves for the wet weather season ahead,” said David Copp, the city’s deputy public works director.

The pair will work together in the off-season and in the build-up to the Australian Open, which takes place 12-26 January.

From BBC

"There is still more work to be done in terms of correcting the information that was given to us through programs like the 'Just Say No,' campaign and the War on Drugs."

From Salon

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What are other ways to say work?

Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker’s health.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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