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Recent Examples of overqualified
Most graduates feel confident their skills match those required for entry-level roles, and 20% reported feeling overqualified for an entry-level position.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The majority feel optimistic about landing a job after graduation, but a surprising number feel overqualified for the jobs being offered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Defense has at least been a constant under Franklin, and while recent DC Manny Diaz is now the head coach at Duke, ex-Indiana head coach Tom Allen is an overqualified replacement.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
Editor’s picks What uniformly overqualified performers British TV director James Hawes has assembled around his fidgety lead.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The majority feel optimistic about landing a job after graduation, but a surprising number feel overqualified for the jobs being offered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Defense has at least been a constant under Franklin, and while recent DC Manny Diaz is now the head coach at Duke, ex-Indiana head coach Tom Allen is an overqualified replacement.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
Editor’s picks What uniformly overqualified performers British TV director James Hawes has assembled around his fidgety lead.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overqualified
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Sallis enters the professional ranks as a skilled guard with a smooth mid-range game, defensive versatility, room to grow as a shooter and playmaker and potential to develop in an NBA organization.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Before June 8, the skilled and respected ABC News television journalist Terry Moran was neither a household name nor political lightning rod.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Spurs qualified for the Champions League after winning the Europa League last season.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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So the rules for deferring capital gains through investments in qualified opportunity funds are prescribed in section 1400Z-2.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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China has also been adept at dominating supply chains from beginning to end.—
Caitlin Babcock,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 June 2025
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The sophisticated cybercriminals who design these counterfeit websites are also adept at manipulating the algorithms that determine a high position in a search engine search.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Mice also are incredibly proficient at reproducing: Gestation takes just a few weeks, with six to 12 pups per litter and up to eight litters per year.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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Yet the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals that 69% of eighth graders are not proficient in reading, and 73% are not proficient in math.—
Jeanne Allen,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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An experienced scribe could manage to produce seven pages per day of twenty-five lines each.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Baltimore likes having an experienced swing tackle, so Noteboom, who has made 35 career starts, is close to a lock.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Social exchange theory underscores that individuals with strong relational equity, those seen as reliable and competent, are more resistant to attempts at informal sabotage.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Many residents face barriers to early diagnosis and care due to limited access to specialists, financial constraints and a lack of culturally competent services.—
Taylor Penn-Vessels,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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While Bruce impressed on his Major League debut with his expert bat retrieval skills, the Nationals couldn’t get the job done against the Marlins.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Both leaders trusted their instincts, dismissing expert consensus even as the evidence — and human consequences — contradicted them.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2025
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Last month, Florida officials submitted a 37-page immigration enforcement plan to the federal government that called for detention centers in the south-central and northeastern regions of the state capable of holding 10,000 people.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Employers want to hire people who are capable, reliable, and confident—people who can hit the ground running without needing to be rescued.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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