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Recent Examples of overexert
Don’t overexert yourself trying to push or dig your vehicle out of the snow.
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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
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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
Verb
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Independence is exerting its local authority to add some restrictions to development agreements between the city and outside agencies.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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My agonizing over a coin toss illustrates the basic distortion that gambling exerts on spectating.—
Rand Richards Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s administration argues that adversaries such as China are exercising undue influence in Latin American countries like Venezuela and the Panama Canal.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Weiser, who is running for governor in this year’s election, characterized the attacks as Trump trying to leverage the power of the executive branch to exercise unconstitutional authority over how individual states conduct elections and oversee their criminal justice systems.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Do not overwork or the dough will become tough.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Be careful not to overwork the dough or the gnocchi will become tough.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rather than using multiple materials, for example, builders who are trying to be both stylish and cost-effective will stick with one or two and use color to add depth.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The final slide of her carousel featured a video of her trying her hand at Muay Thai, a form of Thai boxing.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the process, Tarr essayed an arresting tone poem about spiritual isolation that enraptured viewers.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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That reality will be seen at Ventana Sur, as directors themselves essay genre mixes.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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