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Recent Examples of overwork
Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
Gently knead together any scraps, being careful not to overwork the dough.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
This won't help your house cool faster and could overwork the air conditioner.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, employers that overwork their workers have high turnover rates.
—Louis Tay, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
Gently knead together any scraps, being careful not to overwork the dough.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
This won't help your house cool faster and could overwork the air conditioner.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, employers that overwork their workers have high turnover rates.
—Louis Tay, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overwork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwork
Verb
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The worst part of this tax is that Illinois Democrats, in their desperation for more revenue, ended up encouraging more casual bettors to overdo it and get into financial trouble.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the actor slips into the role flawlessly (with the help of good makeup), never overdoing it and adding a fair amount of gravitas to the constantly shifting scenery.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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German defense minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday that Russian satellites were shadowing German satellites, raising alarm at the prospect that Moscow is looking to space to exert its military force.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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It was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the department, blurring the line between law and politics at an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.—
Eric Tucker,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The redemption story is overused in sports, but Anisimova coming back from a double-bagel Wimbledon final defeat against Iga Świątek to beat the same player a couple of months later was extraordinary.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trial took place during NATO’s Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Unmanned Systems exercise on September 23.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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That combination of product clarity, executional rigor, and managerial depth made the asset attractive to buyers and created the optionality the founders later exercised.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Take a note from the sturgeon and do not overexert yourself by trying to propel in a direction that isn't working.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Braves loved the guy but didn’t try to re-sign him, so Morton signed with the Baltimore Orioles.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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At the same time the boundaries of the sport were being broadened by the WIBC, other organizations were trying to break down the Jim Crow laws keeping Black Americans out of the alleys.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Bajpayee plays the police officer while Jim Sarbh essays the role of the killer who goes by the fictional name Carl Bhojraj.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both, it could be argued, as a producer and writer have only hit full stride and an international reach in TV with the advent of streamers, notably Netflix and Movistar Plus+, and the reaction of incumbent broadcasters in Spain, essaying series which aimed to combine broad audiences with a TV edge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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“Overwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwork. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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