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as in to exert
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Recent Examples of overwork
According to Upton, women also need to be more mindful of unhealthy lifestyle practices, like poor sleep hygiene, lack of boundaries, dysfunctional relationships, overworking, and even eating late.
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Eman Bare, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
To be clear, the point of this article is not to talk about how to overwork yourself like Balzac.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Instead of overworking or avoiding tasks, focus on setting realistic expectations.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Other personnel cuts to departments like the National Institute of Mental Health, part of NIH, are slowing down the process of getting grants approved, Mandell says, because staff are overworked and unable to process the grants as quickly as usual.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Eman Bare, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
To be clear, the point of this article is not to talk about how to overwork yourself like Balzac.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Instead of overworking or avoiding tasks, focus on setting realistic expectations.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Other personnel cuts to departments like the National Institute of Mental Health, part of NIH, are slowing down the process of getting grants approved, Mandell says, because staff are overworked and unable to process the grants as quickly as usual.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwork
Verb
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Reflect what the job is looking for, but don't overdo it—listing nine to 12 skills is sufficient. 3.—
Franklin Buchanan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those opening few moves are a player’s one real chance to exert control before the chaos sets in.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Culture-vulture Wintour exerts political power (tickets for the gala cost $75K per person, and tables for multiples started at $359,000, usually paid for by high-end fashion houses) to influence public perceptions of race, according to the academic-Marxist precepts of Barnard professor Miller.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Musicians can develop dystonias from overusing certain body parts such as violinists who develop dystonia in their hands or trumpet players who develop dystonia in their lips.—
Indu Subramanian,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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The word timeless can sometimes be overused in fashion, but this is that word in action.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the sovereign head of the Vatican and supreme authority over Vatican entities, including its financial institutions, Pope Leo XIV arguably exercises such control.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The two will soon start hovering in the near future, further exercising their flight muscles and making their way from the nest to nearby branches.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Boldly trying new recipes for dinner though neither knows how to cook.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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So, what might the new Pope Leo be trying to tell us with his name?—
Alison Hudson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Kapoor essays the role of a cop who has been trying to catch the thief for a long time.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Akshay Kumar plays Nair while R Madhavan essays the role of his opposing lawyer in the film.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Overwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwork. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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