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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  • Hilton doesn’t engage in voter fraud allegations Federal authorities this week charged 28 people in California with illegally registering and casting ballots as part of a broader fight to exert more control over elections, which are run by states.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Bond yields in France, for example, ticked up to their highest levels since 2002 on Wednesday, exerting more pressure on government budgets.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of exert
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  • The demonstration took place at Eglin Air Force Base during the US Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering’s Joint Readiness Experimentation exercise in late September.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Some may be able to continue exercising but contact sports and other activities with a high risk of injury warrant extra caution.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 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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  • Others are trying to drive employees toward what are called Centers of Excellence—essentially hospitals or medical practices with high ratings that may save money in the long-term since employees won’t need to return again and again for care.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Iran continued its campaign of striking ships trying to use the Strait of Hormuz, with four drones in the last 24 hours.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of try
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  • 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
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  • 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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