Obligation
Obligation noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.
Work and obligation are semantically related in task topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Obligation".
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Both words in one sentence
- She was under no obligation to come back for the first two episodes, and did it just to give them time to work The Nth Doctor into the plot instead of forcing the writers to just drop it on the audience out of nowhere.
- A cheaply and quickly produced work, not intended to be shown to the masses and disseminated only to the extent required to fulfill some non-artistic obligation like claiming a trademark.
Source: Ashcan Copy - But the primary creator is still working on the work in its primary medium, and is under no obligation whatsoever to include these extra bits in the next main installment.
Source: Schrödinger's Canon
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Work and Obligation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obligation/work
Obligation & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/obligation/work>.
Work or Obligation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/obligation/work.
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