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at_work
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[ adjective ] (work) on the job
Examples "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Both parties and the Ministry_of_the_Interior were busily at_work after the elections trying to unearth the political affiliations of the successful candidates and , thereby , give the elections a confidential but known degree of national political significance . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Motion_picture cameras had been installed to film the audience , the reservation list was being checked_out name by name , and a special detail was already at_work in the parking_lot scrutinizing automobiles for a possible lead . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having influence or producing an effect
Synonyms Examples "many emotional determinants at work" "an operant conscience" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)But it is true that the therapist can sense , when he hears this stereotype , that there are at this moment many emotional determinants at_work in it , a blurred babel of indistinct voices which have yet to become clearly delineated from one another . Related terms |
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