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Recent Examples of overachiever
Beanie Feldstein has been stealing scenes for years, whether as a rule-breaking overachiever in Booksmart (2019) or Monica Lewinsky in American Crime Story: Impeachment (2021).
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Written by Kaitlin Reilly and Dorian Keyes, the film follows a rebellious bad boy and a type-A overachiever who join forces to win the student body presidency – and maybe each other’s hearts along the way.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Here, Evans plays Skylar, an ambitious overachiever with valedictorian dreams and a soft spot for Jackie and Nathan.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Gilbert, who had the same likelihood of inheriting the disease but did not, said losing them turned her into an overachiever who always wanted to fight for the underdog.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Written by Kaitlin Reilly and Dorian Keyes, the film follows a rebellious bad boy and a type-A overachiever who join forces to win the student body presidency – and maybe each other’s hearts along the way.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Here, Evans plays Skylar, an ambitious overachiever with valedictorian dreams and a soft spot for Jackie and Nathan.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Gilbert, who had the same likelihood of inheriting the disease but did not, said losing them turned her into an overachiever who always wanted to fight for the underdog.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overachiever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overachiever
Noun
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The project examines how Elizabeth Taylor transformed from a child actress into a powerhouse performer, global businesswoman, and humanitarian whose influence on celebrity culture echoes today.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is an enormous commercial powerhouse.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before this high achiever entered La Mer’s roster of offerings, its lip category consisted only of The Lip Balm, The Lip Polish, and The Lip Volumizer — all geared towards nourishing, restoring, and, in case of the latter, treating pouts to buildable color.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Irons, a triple crown of acting achiever thanks to Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award wins, is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Highlander, Amazon MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some people are self-starters, while others require very clear guidelines and goals.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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These self-starters are American citizens, immigrants living in the country legally and illegally, and are part of a $504-million industry in L.A., according to estimates from the Economic Roundtable, a nonprofit public policy research organization.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some are doers and more pragmatic.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement This go-getter attitude and ability to think on the fly was key to launching Tinder as a popular dating tool on campuses.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stanfield co-stars as Grofield, his quick-thinking partner-in-crime who’s part actor, part hustler, and wholly unpredictable.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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From doing in-store meet-and-greets to literally kissing babies in Dyckman, her hustler’s spirit is what helped her sprint to a hefty 200k debut.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Overachiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overachiever. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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