Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexerting
Verb
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Drinking a lot of water is particularly important for fans and workers who are moving around a lot or exerting themselves.
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Wembanyama mired his fundamental greatness by either trying too hard to dominate or exerting his physicality in a petty way.
Verb
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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.
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The difficulty lies in the fact that setting boundaries does not mean exercising authority harshly.
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The acceptance rate has been compared to that of trying to get into Harvard University.
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There’s some heartbreaking moments where Mary’s trying so hard to please him.
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“Overexerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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