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verb

past tense of overwork

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overworked
Adjective
It’s guaranteed to leave a smooth, humidity-resistant finish that holds up on muggy days and adds a ton of shine to dull and overworked strands. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Returning home allowed Mike to get up and walk without waiting hours for an overworked nurse to unplug a bunch of monitors, and to enjoy real food. — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 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 — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworked
Adjective
  • Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On a whirlwind trip to New York this week, Mahmoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, looked exhausted.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But 1984 is continuously overused by fans as evidence of what the program can achieve.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While the analogy may be slightly overused, the challenge is that oil still needs to be refined into a useful end product.
    — Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The military has exerted pressure on those outside the country through their passports.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In short, the system of high-budget television production exerted mighty pressures on Dunham and on the show, a little for better but mostly for worse.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Interestingly, participants who napped reported feeling significantly less fatigued afterward, while those who exercised reported similar levels of fatigue as the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There were a handful of games last season in which Vladar looked fatigued after the Flyers’ coaching staff was forced to ride him, so having Woll around as a more reliable option could pay dividends in an 84-game season.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Federation of Central Usea has been invaded by the Republic of Sotoa, but despite the rout, the FCU still has a few fighter jets at its disposal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • To make matters worse, Leigh’s home had been invaded by musicians.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These were exercised during CFT, and along with our expert flight control team, the manual control capabilities on Starliner were critical to achieving a safe docking despite numerous thruster failures.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • For serious gear collectors tired of pocket clutter and dark backpack voids, this clever mobile workstation is a genuinely smart, highly functional evolution.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night, and waking up feeling tired.
    — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There is also evidence of second-round effects from energy costs, reinforcing the risk that inflation is becoming entrenched, BofA said.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Many of these needs can be difficult to address because the underlying vulnerabilities are deeply entrenched.
    — Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Overworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworked. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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