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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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Despite being made by skilled artisans on the Sicilian coast and designed in Sydney, the U.S. market is already one of its main drivers, its founder and interior designer Isabella Wilde said.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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While advanced data analytics can flag some of these anomalies, a skilled negotiator with full market visibility can go deeper.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The property may include a preservation easement — a voluntary legal arrangement between a property owner and a qualified organization to protect the home from alteration or demolition.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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At the plate, Story went from one of the worst qualified hitters in the sport in May to now leading American League shortstops in home runs (15) and runs batted in (57).—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Sheeraz is also adept at timing; if his foe offers a slight opening, Sheeraz can exploit it and land a powerful strike.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Noni Madueke is adept at doing the same, arriving on the right wing (with Nkunku himself switching from right to left) before finishing the game on the left during his cameo — as shown below.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Statewide, 28 schools got A grades despite at least half of their students not being proficient in language arts, while 56 schools got the top grade even though half or more of their students scored poorly in math.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Some analysts said a new category of jobs could require humans to evaluate the quality and authenticity of AI output, while others said AI may become proficient enough to negate many of those roles.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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Part of his reasoning for his decision to leave out such experienced internationals from his Euros squad was to offer more players major tournament experience.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Its precision and skill matched that of experienced surgeons.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 July 2025
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Brosnahan is competent, if too much of a stock character in the Planet offices—and wonderfully layered in her domestic scenes with Corenswet—but is swallowed entirely when Lois is meant to move the plot forward.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
11 July 2025
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But his biggest appeal comes from being a legit center fielder with a competent bat, a combination that’s often hard to find at the deadline.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Jesse Nelson, store manager at Family Tree Nursery in Shawnee, shared some expert advice for local gardeners on how to keep your annuals healthy when things get hot.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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However, such expert predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, as researchers have consistently been surprised by the rapid pace of AI capability advancement.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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In their wins against Arsenal in the UCL semis and Inter Milan in the final, this young, balanced roster looked capable of piling up several trophies in the years to come.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Those engines are capable of running on diesel, kerosene or jet-A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
July 07,
New Atlas,
7 July 2025
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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