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Recent Examples of overworked
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
After Raymond wrapped, Heaton joined actor Kelsey Grammer on Fox's Back to You before finding a new home on the small screen as an overworked mom on ABC's The Middle, which also lasted nine seasons, from 2009 to 2018.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
While the coroner’s report did not establish a connection between the banker’s death and his intense Wall Street workload, his death spurred attention to the long hours and health declines of overworked investment bankers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite being born into wealth, Wesley Evers first appears as an overworked public defender who takes issue with cops not following procedure.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had to cut flights at major airports to relieve overworked controllers, exposing systemic operational vulnerabilities.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the long, gliding and kneading strokes warm the soft tissues, release tension in overworked areas such as the neck, shoulders and lower back and have also been shown to stimulate blood flow.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Why does almost every punch line feel overworked and underdeveloped?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
After Raymond wrapped, Heaton joined actor Kelsey Grammer on Fox's Back to You before finding a new home on the small screen as an overworked mom on ABC's The Middle, which also lasted nine seasons, from 2009 to 2018.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
While the coroner’s report did not establish a connection between the banker’s death and his intense Wall Street workload, his death spurred attention to the long hours and health declines of overworked investment bankers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite being born into wealth, Wesley Evers first appears as an overworked public defender who takes issue with cops not following procedure.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had to cut flights at major airports to relieve overworked controllers, exposing systemic operational vulnerabilities.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the long, gliding and kneading strokes warm the soft tissues, release tension in overworked areas such as the neck, shoulders and lower back and have also been shown to stimulate blood flow.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworked
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But in science, they have been especially overused.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Turning Up the Heat Too High Too Fast High heat has its place, but it is often overused.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rayo exerted some pressure but were largely restricted to shots from distance.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But her works exerted a quieter presence, without much of the drama that accompanied that movement.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Around the same time, the toddler became unusually fatigued, taking naps that stretched two to three hours.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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The symptoms to watch out for include being thirsty, having dark urine and feeling fatigued.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In 2014, Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, a peninsula in southern Ukraine.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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As Kayce's son Tate (Breckin Merrill) and Rainwater hid in the cabin, Mo Brings Plenty and Kayce were both on the defense as the ranch was invaded.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Regularly assess whether your teams can reconstruct outcomes, explain decision logic and identify where judgment was exercised during moments of scrutiny.—
Marc Serota,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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In April, the Eagles exercised the fifth-year option for Smith, who has been with the franchise since Philadelphia selected the Georgia player in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Second, they are wired to please you in a way that does not turn off, does not get tired and does not second-guess itself.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Michiganders are tired of the games and want strong, bipartisan leadership.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
Verb
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More than 50,000 people have been killed in the years since and ethnic militias have become deeply entrenched in local politics.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The last major reconfiguration of the global economy entrenched Africa’s extractive role.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
25 May 2026
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“Overworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworked. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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