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informal
a person who is very enthusiastic about doing something; a hardworking and eager person
When she first started working she was a real eager beaver.
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powerhouses
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The powerhouses carried 25% of their pre-game body weight for just under an hour and that is intense.—
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This is the first leg of the quarter-final match in the UEFA Champions League between two of the biggest powerhouses in the sport.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Eager beavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eager%20beavers. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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