overexerting

present participle of overexert

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexerting
Verb
  • El Niño shifts global weather patterns A naturally occurring climate cycle, El Niño is already exerting effects along the equator, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, during his June 17 WeatherWest podcast.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Even the idea of billionaires exerting outsize influence on creative decisions isn’t new.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Although incapable of exercising the right of suffrage themselves, why may it not be exercised for them by that active part of the society which exercises the same right for others equally incapable of acting for themselves.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The difficulty lies in the fact that setting boundaries does not mean exercising authority harshly.
    Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The acceptance rate has been compared to that of trying to get into Harvard University.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • There’s some heartbreaking moments where Mary’s trying so hard to please him.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
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“Overexerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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