overexerting

present participle of overexert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexerting
Verb
  • The tastemaker brings to light a particularly poignant anecdote to illustrate the fact that her style decisions in the White House were nothing if not calculated — in many cases exerting a certain degree of soft power.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • As Moscow extended soft power abroad, the regime grew more concerned about other countries exerting it within Russia.
    Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Using both together, especially after exercising, may help optimize muscle gains and improve recovery.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The complaint accuses police of retaliating against Martinez for exercising her First Amendment rights.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Others were trying to find a place in a growing narrative of American exceptionalism.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Overexerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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