overexert

verb

Definition of overexertnext
as in to exert

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Recent Examples of overexert Gagnon says that includes teenagers, who can overexert themselves, especially playing sports. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Don't overexert yourself doing outdoor chores or activities. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026 Don’t overexert yourself trying to push or dig your vehicle out of the snow. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Take a note from the sturgeon and do not overexert yourself by trying to propel in a direction that isn't working. — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overexert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexert
  1. exert
  2. exercise
  3. overwork
  4. try
  5. essay
  6. eke out
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  • Far above them in social station are the Balfours, who exert considerable political influence from a stately manse.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Iran has increased drone strikes and other attacks on commercial ships to exert its own pressure on the United States, with October marking the highest number of ship attacks since the war began.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of exert
Verb
  • But processing information is not the same as exercising human judgment — especially when problems involve context, ambiguity, ethics and creativity.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Historians will acknowledge—those who don’t already—that the man exercised massive influence over American politics since entering it in earnest over a decade ago.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of exercise
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  • Avoid a food processor or blender, which can overwork the starches and make the potatoes gluey.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the Dodgers are carrying three catchers, trying not to overwork Smith in his first weeks back.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwork
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  • Tiffany, who has represented a safely Republican Northern Wisconsin district since 2020, tried to paint Crowley as a socialist, especially after the contentious Democratic primary.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Medicare generally doesn't cover long-term care services, but Democrats may try to add some LTC coverage to the program's purview, Gaumer said.
    — Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of try
Verb
  • Larger collaboration, now being essayed by film industries as established as France and the Nordic States, is the bigger major way Africa’s film industries can also go.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After netting a Golden Globe nomination for her film debut in 1978's Corvette Summer, Annie Potts joined the cast of Ghostbusters, played the ultimate Cool Girl record store clerk in Pretty in Pink (1986), and essayed her most iconic role as barbed single-mother Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Definition of essay
Verb
  • New Jersey was pushed by the struggling Dallas team, who nearly eked out a DreamBreaker win before NJ advanced.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
  • Filimon stood at the front of the crowd and asked what would happen to those trying to eke out a living digging for gold by hand.
    — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
Definition of eke out

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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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