overexerted

past tense of overexert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexerted
Verb
  • The meters use electrical conductivity or tensiometer tubes that measure the suction exerted by the soil on the water, which indicates the soil moisture available to plants.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In a battle for NFC supremacy, Tampa Bay exerted its dominance while the Niners’ season — which looked so promising last Thursday — appears to be in total flux following the likely season-ending injury to Fred Warner and San Francisco’s floundering performance.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The American patriots who showed up on January 6 were doing their duty as citizens to ensure the will of the people was exercised.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Only four minutes later, Kilman tried to pass around Aaronson, but gave it straight to the attentive No 11.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In 1985, he was tried and acquitted for the murder of his first wife.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The story is raw, layered, and powerful, with unforgettable characters which will be essayed by incredibly talented actors.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Overexerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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