Reap
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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MacGuffin Delivery Service: NSA official Jackson Cross lets Tex do the dirty work, so he could reap the fruits by the end.
Source: Video Game / Tex Murphy -
They tend to have extreme luck — either they're the resident Butt Monkey, or they reap all the benefits of other characters' hard work, which makes everyone resent them even more.
Source: Bumbling Sidekick - The Merchants, those who work for the acquisition of Poke, and thus will usually do things for the profit they might reap.
Source: Web Original / PMD-Explorers
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Work and Reap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reap/work
Reap & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reap/work>.
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