worked

v. did a job or put effort into a task in the past.

v. the past tense of 'work', indicating the performance of labour or the operation of a mechanism.

“He worked at the bank for ten years before he decided to travel.”

“The engineering team worked through the night to ensure the prototype was functional before the morning demonstration.”

adj. describes a material, like metal or wood, that has been shaped or decorated by hand.

adj. describes materials, particularly metal or stone, that have been shaped, hammered, or decorated through manual labour.

“The old gate was made of beautiful worked iron with leaf patterns.”

“The museum's collection includes several examples of finely worked gold jewellery from the late Byzantine period.”

Formal

adj. describes a problem or math question that shows all the steps to the answer.

adj. describes a mathematical or technical problem presented with all intermediate steps shown for pedagogical purposes.

“The textbook has a worked example at the start of every chapter.”

“The professor provided a series of worked examples to illustrate how the formula should be applied in complex thermodynamic scenarios.”

Academic