as in busy
using a lot of time and energy to do work
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Recent Examples of hardworking
Life at that time was objectively worse for women and for all hardworking Americans.
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Teresa Leger Fernández, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Has a chance to play* Theodor Hallquisth is a hardworking right-shot defenseman who skates well and makes a reliable first pass.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
For the final episode of season two, Meghan decides to celebrate her hardworking crew with a special party.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And the hardworking locals who bring the harvest to shore know every rhythm of the marine ecosystem.
—Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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Teresa Leger Fernández, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Has a chance to play* Theodor Hallquisth is a hardworking right-shot defenseman who skates well and makes a reliable first pass.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
For the final episode of season two, Meghan decides to celebrate her hardworking crew with a special party.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And the hardworking locals who bring the harvest to shore know every rhythm of the marine ecosystem.
—Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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Panouses advises his clients to use intermediaries where possible and claim their prizes on busy news days, such as Election Day, to avoid coverage.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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This ought to be enough to keep you busy for a little while.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Look and Life passed on the story of the My Lai massacre (originally called the Pinkville massacre), but thanks to the diligent startup Dispatch News Service, an alternative news agency, Hersh’s exposé made it onto the front pages of more than 30 papers across the country.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bowyer describes himself as having grown up being guided by an industrious work ethic and a talent for cutting corners, a kid entranced by the material excess endemic to the region but out of his reach.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then, throw it deep into the garbage so that no industrious or nosey pets can get to it.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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