Bend and Work

Bend

Bend verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.

Usage example: bent herself to the task for the rest of the day

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Work and bend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Bend".

Nearby Words: bent, bending, bender, bendy, bended

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Bend and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bend" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

heavy	heavy bend	heavy work
serious	serious bend	serious work
excellent	excellent bend	excellent work
important	important bend	important work
Other adjectives: classic, next, comedic.

power	bend power	work power
people	bend people	work people
body	bend body	work body
time	bend time	work time
Other words: way, bit, little, rules, orders, powers.

Mind you, the groups themselves didn't know this; the Red Skull infiltrated them with a few sleeper agents to secretly bend the groups' activities to work toward his goals.

Source: Comic Book / Captain America
The machines are powered by science, but you have to be born with the mysterious "spark" to make them work, and once you do, you can kind of bend the laws of physics.

Source: Magic by Any Other Name
Most of the sympathetic police of The Wire are portrayed as Chaotic Good for their willingness to occasionally bend or break rules to do proper police work and protect the people.

Source: Chaotic Good

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