overachiever

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Recent Examples of overachiever Carolina looks like the fun little overachiever about to get schooled. 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
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Noun
  • The former Ottawa head coach rallied the Kings to an 11-6-6 finish to claim the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference, but the Kings were swept by the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche in their fifth consecutive first-round postseason exit.
    Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Atop the bill is powerhouse singer-songwriter/indie artist Thao, the eponymous title of Thao Nguyen, centerpiece of indie darlings Thao & the Get Down Stay Down.
    Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • An early achiever academically, Noor finished high school at 16.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The qualifications: Forget buzzwords like self-starter or team player.
    Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The company introduced patent technologies, such as, the electric self-starter, mass production breakthroughs, and automatic transmissions – making modern transportation accessible.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Even the most avid cleaner and ardent chore doer may not think to wash the drapes.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On April 13, go-getter Mars will join forces with numinous Neptune, triggering one of the most surreal yet energetically loaded transits of the moment.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 3 May. 2026.

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