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using a lot of time and energy to do work
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Recent Examples of hardworking
To those in the industry, he was known as a hardworking executive who worked long hours even when sick and who was not afraid to get into spats with retail industry leaders.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
This should be cause for concern as hardworking Arkansans struggle to pay their bills and keep the lights on.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
It’s been my and Noga’s joy and privilege to help carry Gene Roddenberry’s extraordinary vision forward with Starfleet Academy, thanks to the hundreds of hardworking humans who pour every ounce of their talents into the work daily with imagination and reverence.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
On the contrary, there are lots of dedicated, kind and hardworking folks seeing to it that the process is fair and that the outcome reflects our collective judgement.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
This should be cause for concern as hardworking Arkansans struggle to pay their bills and keep the lights on.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
It’s been my and Noga’s joy and privilege to help carry Gene Roddenberry’s extraordinary vision forward with Starfleet Academy, thanks to the hundreds of hardworking humans who pour every ounce of their talents into the work daily with imagination and reverence.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
On the contrary, there are lots of dedicated, kind and hardworking folks seeing to it that the process is fair and that the outcome reflects our collective judgement.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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Morales commented on the incident happening during a busy weekend in the city, which includes Ultra, a concert at the Kaseya Center, and the Marlins' opening weekend.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Let that passion carry you through the busier stretches.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some reviewers are unhappy with slow results — but Hers products are most effective when used consistently for a minimum of three months, and there’s no way of knowing how diligent these reviewers were.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Herzog depicts the bushmen who aid Boyes as dignified, diligent and intelligent without romanticizing them while capturing the rugged beauty of the African landscape.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 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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Otto Rehhagel engineered four industrious victories against hosts Portugal (in both the group stage and the semis), France and the Czech Republic, with goals from corners winning them their semi-final and the final by 1-0 scorelines.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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