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work

noun as in achievement

verb as in cultivate, form

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Example Sentences

‘Star Wars’ actor Alden Ehrenreich bought a historic trolley station in Cypress Park and transformed it into a hub for artistic work and creativity, with the goal of making L.A. a ‘theater city.’

“I don’t understand how my hard work, my dedication … can be rendered meaningless.”

Thompson, who has worked on "SNL" for 22 seasons, said that Wallen is not the only musical guest to make a quick exit.

From Salon

Global Radio took the authority to court over the noise which it said forced some staff to work in cupboards.

From BBC

In January, the government announced that Tom Crowther KC would work in partnership with the Home Office on the issue.

From BBC

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When To Use

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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