WORKS IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

works in

verb

present tense third-person singular of work in

as in inserts

to put among or between others I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup

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as in infiltrates

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 works in To Real, 24, who works in commercial property management, having a sense of security underscores intimacy. — Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 How caffeine actually works in your body Caffeine’s real job is receptor blockade. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Previous entries have included works in textiles, bookbinding, ceramics, jewelry, lacquer and paper, among others. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 In Area 3, Joe DiNunzio is seeking reelection against lawyer Kurt Wendlenner, who works in the general counsel’s office for the League of California Cities, an organization that advocates for local governments. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 For brands, particularly smaller independents, the access works in the opposite direction as well. — Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The concern is familiar to anyone who works in behavioral health care. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Football can shape the culture within a city, region or country, but the relationship works in both directions. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The city is using a search firm, ADK Consulting & Executive Search, to help find the next director, said Miller, who works in the mayor’s office. — Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

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Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserts

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After seeing his love die and discovering the truth about his existence, Darrow infiltrates the Gold society with an aim to bring it down.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
The show, which stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent incidents of mad violence.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of infiltrates

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MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Guiteau eventually worms his way into an audience, ostensibly seeking an ambassadorship for his dubious contributions to the campaign but, in reality, requesting a path to greatness.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of worms

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Owen Wilson plays an overprotective dad who sneaks his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into the festival.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The titular bed trick refers to the literary device, beloved by Shakespeare and by opera buffa, in which a lover sneaks into a bed and, under cover of darkness, is taken for someone else.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaks

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Steffi Oesterreich, a lobular breast cancer researcher at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh who was not involved in Peet’s care, said the disease often slips past imaging.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
That front eventually slips south of the region Wednesday night, allowing cooler and drier air to move in Thursday.

— Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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