OVEREXERTED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

overexerted

verb

past tense of overexert

as in overworked

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The signals are transmitted to a computer or electronic controller, which processes the data to determine where contact is occurring and how much pressure is being exerted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Serially deadpan comedian-filmmaker Fielder, meanwhile, has previously exerted pop-cultural thrall as the figurehead of HBO’s The Rehearsal and Comedy Central’s Nathan for You.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

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He is considered the founder of the medieval papacy, which exercised both secular and spiritual power.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The Marlins exercised ace Sandy Alcantara’s $21 million team option for 2027 on Friday while also clearing out space on their 40-man roster for potential additions.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Jolly, 54, tried to ride the momentum of a national political environment that appeared to power major Democratic gains across the country.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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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

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