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Recent Examples of overachiever
Byington built something special at James Madison and Vandy was arguably the biggest overachiever in the SEC last season.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Edelman is used to doing extra and being an overachiever.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Subscribe today The Nasdaq Composite was an overachiever last week.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 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
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Edelman is used to doing extra and being an overachiever.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Subscribe today The Nasdaq Composite was an overachiever last week.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overachiever
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Since then, Qatar has come to play the most prominent role in mediating between warring countries and factions within countries, willing itself into a mediation powerhouse spanning the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Wallace's Indianapolis show will honor powerhouses Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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In fact, according to a new JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Zeidler was a high achiever in school, resulting in her designation as a National Merit Scholar.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Dec. 2025
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Builders epitomize attributes like risk taking, a sense of agency and a self-starter attitude, says Ritterbush.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
20 Nov. 2025
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Creative people who are self-starters are going to be fine.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Nov. 2025
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Seeing yourself as a leader gives you permission to shape the future, not just be a doer.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
16 Nov. 2025
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China is always a staunch doer and important contributor to global green development.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
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Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Neither would have agreed to portray a skinny ping pong hustler with a surly disposition and bad complexion.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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The actor gained acclaim for his role as a fast-talking hustler in Barry Levinson’s coming-of-age comedy Diner.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Overachiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overachiever. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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