overexerted

verb

past tense of overexert
as in overworked

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  1. exerted
  2. exercised
  3. tried
  4. essayed
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  • But atmospheric drag intensified by solar activity exerted its forces on the observatory.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of exerted
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  • After the Ligue 1 club exercised his purchase option, Ansu Fati joined Monaco permanently for €11 million, which is the next biggest sale.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • People who have not exercised regularly and who have chronic medical conditions or physical limitations should consult with their healthcare provider about what level and type of exercise is appropriate for them.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercised
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  • One deputy tried to use a taser to get the dog to stop, but to no avail.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The fire raged for most of the morning as firefighters tried their best to fight back the flames.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tried
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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 essayed
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