Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexerted
Verb
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Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Prior to this year, a president hadn't exerted his power to go over a governor's head to call on the National Guard without their request since 1965.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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Second is that Falvey exercised the 2026 team option on Baldelli’s contract during this season.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hughes tried to operate the Cash Box music chart without the money and corruption it had become known for.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jasper and his mother, who had lost her shoes and cellphone in the rush to get out of the church, tried to find Josie.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Overexerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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