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using a lot of time and energy to do work
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Recent Examples of hardworking
Not for hardworking Maryland families.
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Angela Alsobrooks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Inside, it's ideally suited for a modern lifestyle with open living and dining spaces and hardworking utility areas.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The takeaway here is much more sobering than those of cinema’s other big animal fantasies, in which the hardworking mammalian protagonists tend to triumph over adversity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Shout out to this thoughtful visitor and our hardworking and earnest park workers for being great stewards to our natural world!
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Angela Alsobrooks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Inside, it's ideally suited for a modern lifestyle with open living and dining spaces and hardworking utility areas.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The takeaway here is much more sobering than those of cinema’s other big animal fantasies, in which the hardworking mammalian protagonists tend to triumph over adversity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Shout out to this thoughtful visitor and our hardworking and earnest park workers for being great stewards to our natural world!
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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With busy schedules, sitting down to eat a meal as a family can be tricky and cause feelings of guilt.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Each carried one passenger in the back seat, all of them busy on their phones.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, be diligent because mint spreads rapidly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iran is taking diligent steps to ensure only certain vessels are able to pass, prioritizing countries with friendlier relations or ships with links to their own trade.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As an industrious and self-reliant senior, Ringwald essentially baby-sits her chronically myopic father (Harry Dean Stanton), sews her own clothes and contends with the condescension of her patrician peers.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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But what do real beaver experts actually do to study these industrious creatures?—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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