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Recent Examples of overqualified
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.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The insanely overqualified Alfre Woodard and John Slattery play Sidney’s CIA superiors, though they’re physically isolated from the action in Langley and thus sparingly used.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 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
Social media is rife with cautionary tales, such as frustrated job seekers submitting hundreds of applications with no callbacks and overqualified candidates applying in droves for entry-level positions.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The insanely overqualified Alfre Woodard and John Slattery play Sidney’s CIA superiors, though they’re physically isolated from the action in Langley and thus sparingly used.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 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
Social media is rife with cautionary tales, such as frustrated job seekers submitting hundreds of applications with no callbacks and overqualified candidates applying in droves for entry-level positions.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overqualified
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The judge said competent attorneys need to adhere to court evidence rules and be skilled tacticians.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Iowa’s 15 community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand workforce areas, such as health care, advanced manufacturing and skilled trades.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rather, they are required to provide such opportunities if legally qualified opposing candidates request it.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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The crackdown follows fatal crashes involving truck drivers who weren’t properly qualified, including incidents in Florida and Indiana that killed multiple people.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Takeaway With Generation Alpha, expect to see a new group of people who are more accepting of differences, more socially adept, tech-savvy, and perhaps more cognizant of complex issues like climate change.—
Sarah Cottrell,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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Benge isn’t particularly speedy, but fast enough to play center field, and adept enough in his routes and tracking to play center as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Saturday’s season-opening game against Minnesota United, Austin FC looked proficient in the attacking third, making the net bulge twice.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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In addition, bilingual judges are needed for districts that have large numbers of people who may not be proficient in English, so those who speak Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Gujarati, Korean and Tagalog are urged to apply.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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When the Aztecs returned for preseason drills this year, the four sophomores were also the four most experienced returning Aztecs on the roster.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite having the latest safety gear and being in a group of other experienced riders, as well as the assistance of an off-duty Truckee fire department medic, who performed CPR, Thomason did not survive.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The judge said competent attorneys need to adhere to court evidence rules and be skilled tacticians.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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People with serious mental illnesses deserve competent and safe medical care.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Donlon’s lawsuit was just one of several complaints brought by veteran police officials who alleged a culture of rampant corruption and cronyism within the agency during Adams' time as mayor.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-six games into Brown’s tenure as head coach, the Knicks still don’t look connected on offense, no more glaring example apparent than Karl-Anthony Towns’ lack of involvement against a team without any veteran player 6-foot-9 or taller.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Local designers will present an expert presentation on the slow fashion movement that addresses the urgent need to move towards more sustainable models in the fashion and retail industries.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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