overdemanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdemanding
Adjective
  • As the founder and CEO of Shondaland – a media empire behind hits like Scandal, Inventing Anna Bridgerton and more – Rhimes balances intense storytelling with the equally demanding role of being a mother of three.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Thank you for your demanding, lyrical, and sensual body of work, and for your fidelity to the light itself.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This particular system uses an underground connecting cable between two passenger cabins.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For these men, in particular, better intervention could indeed be lifesaving.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Other viewers, meanwhile, shared similar stories of dogs with selective hearing.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But pop culture’s depiction of cowboys and the American West is selective.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Special effects were progressing with varying results, but intelligent storytelling was leading the charge as viewers became more discriminating.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Housing just 110 guests in 54 suites, Corinthian is selected by a discriminating guest list seeking an extraordinary experience aboard the largest sailing yacht in the world.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The convenience factor would start to dwindle, however, if drivers had to stop and wait while the drone located their vehicle, then came in to execute a fastidious landing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Scorn is a salve for her—an enjoyable expression of her fastidious nature and a coping strategy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These methods, while less exacting, are also woefully undemocratic, allowing lawmakers to act independently from and against the interests of the American public.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Another essay in the collection, written by Sarah Maitland, is more exacting.
    Anna Bruno September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Water Quality While the water from your faucet is generally ok for most other houseplants, peace lilies are picky about their water.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t bribe—empathize Bribing picky eaters with dessert is a common tactic parents use to get to the end of the meal.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The kitchen towels have an orange and white gingham pattern dotted with dainty pumpkins.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The dainty scalloped edge is a real conversation starter, and adds some playful texture to the monotone fall layer.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Overdemanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdemanding. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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