Reacting
Working
Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This is usually played for comic effect, such as having the coroner eat a sandwich while working, or reacting calmly to a murder so gruesome it even freaks out the heroes.
Source: The Coroner -
Many working chemists also learn to identify common solvents by scent, and smell is often the first sense to warn you when something is boiling over, or has been left uncapped, or is reacting in unexpected ways.
Source: Fingertip Drug Analysis
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