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Recent Examples of overqualified
Recently, there has been much discussion about how AI impacts the lack of hiring, how overqualified professionals have to rearrange their lives, and how rising income inequality is affecting the future of work.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Both Joy Division and New Order are ridiculously overqualified for the Hall of Fame as individual units — two of the most influential bands of the past 50 years.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
His comments reflect a broader concern echoed in Monster's 2024 State of the Graduate Report, which found that many Gen Z graduates feel overqualified for entry-level jobs and are holding out for roles that align with their values and expectations.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
There's apprehension about potential scenarios where the overqualified candidate could disrupt team dynamics, challenge existing processes or ultimately seek to advance beyond their current role.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Both Joy Division and New Order are ridiculously overqualified for the Hall of Fame as individual units — two of the most influential bands of the past 50 years.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
His comments reflect a broader concern echoed in Monster's 2024 State of the Graduate Report, which found that many Gen Z graduates feel overqualified for entry-level jobs and are holding out for roles that align with their values and expectations.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
There's apprehension about potential scenarios where the overqualified candidate could disrupt team dynamics, challenge existing processes or ultimately seek to advance beyond their current role.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overqualified
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Can Skjei, who’s skilled but had a nightmare first season in Nashville, bounce back?—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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And that’s the hope that Charlotte fans are holding on to, as Albin is the most qualified head coach at the FBS level that the program has had.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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During the 2023-24 school year, 762 students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools; 90 in Turner Unified School District; 27 in Piper Unified School District; and 19 in Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Unified School District qualified for McKinney-Vento services, Howze said.—
Sofi Zeman
October 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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With the technology becoming increasingly adept at creating convincing crowd scenes, manipulating visuals has never been easier.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both Reinsve and Skarsgård give towering performances that will not be denied at Oscar time (for Best Actress and Supporting Actor, respectively), given that Neon, which bought the film at Cannes 2024 before production, is adept at playing the awards game.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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And Michigan's third grade reading scores have been stubborn, with the proportion of students scoring proficient or higher declining significantly from 2016 to 2025, from 46% of third graders at or above proficiency a decade ago to 39% on the test this spring.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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About one-third of choice students met English language arts benchmarks on the test, while less than 30% were proficient in math.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Space near the stadium is at a premium, and experienced tail-Gators often get up at the crack of dawn to stake out their territory.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Billboard Daily Crossword puzzle is powered by PuzzleMe™, created by an experienced team of crossword puzzle-making pros with oversight from the trivia hounds on Billboard’s staff.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old is usually a competent penalty-taker, so he was considered a safe bet when the chance to level from the spot was presented with just five minutes of normal time remaining — or at least that’s what Roma thought.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The great quarterbacks are janitors for organizational messes, smoothing over the cracks and making a bad team look competent for three hours.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Canales’ trust in Young growing A week after Dave Canales called a couple of running plays on third-and-long — prompting a veteran coach with another team to question Canales’ faith in his quarterback — Canales was more aggressive with his play calling with the game on the line.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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To the question earlier about Dak, that’s one of the great things about having a veteran quarterback.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Subscribe to the Life Kit newsletter for expert advice on love, money, relationships and more.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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