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Recent Examples of overqualified
Here are her best tips for ‘overqualified’ candidates on how to navigate the job process.
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Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
McHale stars as Frank Shaw, an overqualified, over-opinionated Animal Control officer who has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
The Ed Gein Story and All’s Fair were met with critical hostility — the first is a thematically repetitive and exploitative condemnation of true crime and the audience who loves it, the second a bizarrely overqualified ensemble of acting titans playing second fiddle to Kim Kardashian.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The Knicks also signed three overqualified Exhibit 9 training camp players in Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet, and Garrison Mathews.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
McHale stars as Frank Shaw, an overqualified, over-opinionated Animal Control officer who has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
The Ed Gein Story and All’s Fair were met with critical hostility — the first is a thematically repetitive and exploitative condemnation of true crime and the audience who loves it, the second a bizarrely overqualified ensemble of acting titans playing second fiddle to Kim Kardashian.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The Knicks also signed three overqualified Exhibit 9 training camp players in Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet, and Garrison Mathews.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overqualified
Adjective
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In these situations, even highly skilled engineers spend more time managing complexity rather than delivering value.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Production infrastructure and skilled crew have kept up the pace too, Olguin says.—
Kathy A. McDonald,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The dAS10 aircraft, which is registered in the French civil aviation register as F-DCCH, is qualified under France’s UAS regulatory framework.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Universal pre-K programs, reading interventions at Grade 3, free tuition at community colleges and technical schools for qualified students.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Ménochet is a scary wonder as Marc, a great bear of a man who is chillingly adept at hiding his rage and possessiveness under the guise of a gentle, enlightened ascetic.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Although adept at large-volume production, the garment maker is responding to sourcing strategy shifts, as brands seek out faster turnarounds and closer collaboration with their suppliers.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Only a third of K-8 students are proficient in core subjects, test data shows.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Just talks about how proficient everybody else is at doing their job.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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In either case, less experienced users are likely to consider the behavior the result of a nuisance bug and have no idea their device is compromised.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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The seas were rough and the wind was picking up late Thursday morning when a team of five experienced Italian divers plunged toward these pitch-black caverns off the Vaavu Atoll, about an hour south by speedboat of the capital Malé.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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During a hearing in Johnson County District Court on Thursday, a judge adopted the findings of an evaluation, found the man to be not competent and ordered him to be taken to Osawatomie State Hospital or Larned State Hospital for treatment.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Instead, Mahan comes across as super competent, not ideological, and a bit rehearsed.—
Robin Abcarian,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Alex Killorn and Radko Gudas became veteran leaders.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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However, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports that the veteran bench boss who took over in Vegas with just eight games left in the regular season was mad about the suspension of defenseman Brayden McNabb.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Maldives has extensive water safety protocols and expert divers, Shareef said, noting the archipelago’s ocean territory is around 3,000 times larger than its landmass.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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