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Recent Examples of overachiever
Carolina looks like the fun little overachiever about to get schooled.
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Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
This neoprene toiletry bag is like the overachiever of travel cases — organized, cleverly designed and surprisingly spacious.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Arjun Malaviya is an overachiever and a planner.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The overachiever is the Darwin Tree of Life Project, which is sequencing all species in Britain and Ireland, and has contributed about half of all of the genomes recorded by the EBP so far.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
This neoprene toiletry bag is like the overachiever of travel cases — organized, cleverly designed and surprisingly spacious.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Arjun Malaviya is an overachiever and a planner.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The overachiever is the Darwin Tree of Life Project, which is sequencing all species in Britain and Ireland, and has contributed about half of all of the genomes recorded by the EBP so far.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overachiever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overachiever
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The festival, which toured during the summers of 1997–99, was cofounded and headlined by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and showcased such powerhouse musicians as Queen Latifah, the Indigo Girls, Sinéad O’Connor, and Tracy Chapman.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Turner bought World Championship Wrestling and created a powerhouse that challenged WWE in the TV ratings for months on end in the 1990s.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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An early achiever academically, Noor finished high school at 16.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Among history’s Polish names of leaders and achievers, Madame Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, is a clear favorite from my classroom history days.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ivy League privilege will always exist and may spark passion or open the occasional door, but the gritty self-starter will soon outperform the entitled legacy kid.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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The qualifications: Forget buzzwords like self-starter or team player.—
Kat Boogaard,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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If this unfolds unchecked, a world ruled by superb machine doers could drain life of meaning, beginning with pride in our work.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Even the most avid cleaner and ardent chore doer may not think to wash the drapes.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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On May 4, go-getter Mars will face off with larger-than-life Jupiter, creating a tense, high-intensity clash between raw impulse and emotional excess.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Isa was born in London in 1999, where her dad had joined the show for the last portion of its West End run, eventually taking over the role of the hustler-pimp the Engineer, a half-Asian character originally played by white men like Jonathan Pryce.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The show was based on Guy Ritchie's 2000 heist film of the same name, with Westwick starring as hustler Sonny Castillo.—
Rachel DeSantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Overachiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overachiever. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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