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
Here, acts of mass killing are kept at a strict visual remove, and our attention is focussed on a group of hardworking professionals, desperate to beat the clock and mitigate an impossible situation.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Across every one of our 99 counties, our people are hardworking, independent, and strong.
—Gov. Kim Reynolds, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Borrowing design elements from other Adidas styles, like the Samba and the Gazelle, their nylon, suede, and rubber construction is hardworking and hardwearing.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The knee issue that kept Mbappe on the bench for Sunday’s game meant Alonso started the much more hardworking traditional centre-forward Gonzalo Garcia, and allowed more freedom for Vinicius Jr on and off the ball.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Across every one of our 99 counties, our people are hardworking, independent, and strong.
—Gov. Kim Reynolds, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Borrowing design elements from other Adidas styles, like the Samba and the Gazelle, their nylon, suede, and rubber construction is hardworking and hardwearing.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The knee issue that kept Mbappe on the bench for Sunday’s game meant Alonso started the much more hardworking traditional centre-forward Gonzalo Garcia, and allowed more freedom for Vinicius Jr on and off the ball.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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Both teams were busy this week.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Valanciunas amassed 16 points and nine boards in 22 minutes, a busy night in spite of a minutes restriction that left David Adelman marveling at the box score afterward.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Learning how to study a football scouting report or work through a practice script can make a basketball player all the more diligent.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Darnold has to be diligent in seeing the Rams’ coverage rotations and making good decisions.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ganjehei immediately put the industrious studio runners on the job of turning the soundstage into Bieber’s private court.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
5 Jan. 2026
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Indiscriminate mass deportation of our law abiding, industrious, dutiful neighbors only recently arrived?—
Connor Greene,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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