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Recent Examples of overworked
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
There were more calls for service than overworked case managers could handle.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In conversation with Fortune, Zhao said there is ample evidence of workers feeling anxious, overworked, and burned out.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
There were more calls for service than overworked case managers could handle.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworked
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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
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Just like credit scores today, which are, at best, meaningful heuristics but are grossly overused, the technology sometimes became a substitute for common sense.—
Brian Hamilton,
Fortune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The sheer cultural density of science fiction has undoubtedly exerted a gravitational pull on our imagination, shaping what the general population believes could be possible, what our priorities should be, and how the future will ultimately arrive.—
Nick Foster
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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Pressure must be exerted on Russia to end the war.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Aug. 2025
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Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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The complex-task-first group was significantly less fatigued at the end of the workday.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The president framed efforts to end the foreign war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, as a matter of duty.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Squandered Opportunities for Venezuela After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration tried to induce Venezuelan cooperation with sanctions relief.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Smartphone users were younger and exercised less on average than non-users.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Susan has lifted us up for 50 years; and her arms have not grown tired.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Discard the tired-looking center and separate clumps from the outer edges by hand or use a sharp knife or pruning saw.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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An integral part of the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense for the past four seasons, Hilton initially appeared firmly entrenched at the top of the depth chart.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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By the time Bob took over concessions at Bryant-Denny, the dogs were almost as entrenched in Bama lore as houndstooth hats.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Overworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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