Duty and Working

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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Working and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead a noun "Duty".

Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.

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Duty and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Working".

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

good	good duty	good working
actual	actual duty	actual working
real	real duty	real working
main	main duty	main working
Other adjectives: new, continuing, professional, major, national, final, military, double, greatest, magical.

Mission: Impossible III begins with Ethan Hunt retired from field duty and working only as an instructor, all ready to settle down and start a family.

Source: Mandatory Unretirement
Retired Badass: Merriweather herself, now working in a cafe instead of military duty.

Source: Blog / Ask Merriweather
Fatal Flaw: In his story, it's shown that Abin Sur was so dedicated to his duty that he would forgo resting in favor of working, and would only stop working to charge his ring when its energy dropped to unacceptable levels.

Source: Western Animation / Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

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Working or Duty. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duty/working.

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