Rule and Working

Rule

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

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

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

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

human	human rule	human working
old	old rule	old working
female	female rule	female working
normal	normal rule	normal working
Other adjectives: strong, actual, real, hard, little, main, new, general, final, military.

In Archie's Sonic, Scourge suggests to Sonic that they work together and rule the multiverse, the two of them working as one, because they're so powerful.

Source: We Can Rule Together
This is a relatively common labour tactic known as "working to rule" — when an actual strike would be illegal or disadvantageous, the workers instead insist on following every picky little rule, greatly slowing down work while not actually doing anything they can be punished for.

Source: Exact Words / Real Life
After Sixth Editon, they simply removed the rule about tapped artifacts not working, since it really only mattered in a few situations anyways.

Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Card Games

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Working and Rule. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rule/working

Rule & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rule/working>.

Working or Rule. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rule/working.

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