as in busy
using a lot of time and energy to do work
a hardworking young woman who was rewarded with a promotion hardworking students
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Recent Examples of hardworking
From Pensacola to the Keys, hardworking Floridians are being crushed by an affordability crisis.
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Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Now is the time to urge your legislators to support the PAUSE Act because hardworking families and seniors deserve to be protected.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Shutting down the Department of Education will harm millions of children in our nation's public schools, their families and hardworking teachers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The series endeared viewers with its warm tone and sharp one-liners, following a hardworking group of teachers at an underfunded Philadelphia public school.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Now is the time to urge your legislators to support the PAUSE Act because hardworking families and seniors deserve to be protected.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Shutting down the Department of Education will harm millions of children in our nation's public schools, their families and hardworking teachers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The series endeared viewers with its warm tone and sharp one-liners, following a hardworking group of teachers at an underfunded Philadelphia public school.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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Situated well above the bustle of Mykonos busiest towns, this one-bedroom suite offers a front-row seat to the golden hour.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other tea houses are finding themselves similarly busy, with reservations scooped up or lines out the door.—
Jasmine Ting,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This means investors need to conduct diligent research into both financial and ethical factors.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Kai seems like a sweet kid — a diligent server, a talented performer, loyal to Paula despite being tempted by her best friend, Olivia (played by Sydney Sweeney).—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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These Southeast Asian canopy dwellers are also among the most industrious and organized foragers in the rainforest treetops.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ukrainians are a good-humored, industrious and resourceful people who finally achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, precipitated by the aggressive stance against communism by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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