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Working and on call are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective phrase "On call".

Working adjective - Being in effective operation.

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On call and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "On call" instead an adjective "Working".

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

Double Subversion in Scrubs, where Turk, who becomes suddenly very religious, vows to show the more cynical doctors the true meaning of Christmas... which, for doctors, turns out to be working all of Christmas Eve on call, treating victims of alcohol-fuelled violence, car crashes and suicides.

Source: Do They Know It's Christmas Time?
But there's only one doctor on call working on him and Jack barges in needing treatment for a wounded suspect who's the only lead on Marwan, thus forcing him to save the suspect over Paul, who despite Jack trying to keep him alive dies from his wounds.

Source: Mauve Shirt
In one nasty instance, many Treyarch employees working on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 had to resign and leave their homes after getting death and rape threats for nerfing the fire rate of several weapons.

Source: Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things

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