works well
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verb phrase
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“But that’s not the vast majority of private schools,” said Douglas Harris, a Tulane University economist who studies voucher programs and has expressed skepticism that a free-market approach works well for schools.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The problem, of course, is that the law of averages works well for large populations, but no one lives an “average” life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- does the job
- is firing on all cylinders
- gets it done
- runs flawlessly
- is on point
Possible Antonyms
Words in our thesaurus
other words
- misses the mark
- is on the fritz
- operates poorly
- is a dud
- malfunctions
