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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.
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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.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Why does almost every punch line feel overworked and underdeveloped?
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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
Adjective
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Research shows over half of American travelers feel exhausted, with one in five admitting to booking a trip out of anger.
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But Raj is feverish, foggy, and exhausted.
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Many detox teas contain laxatives like senna, which can cause side effects like diarrhea, cramping, and bloating if overused.
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Baking soda does not make tomatoes sweeter and can harm plants if overused.
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Washington has exerted control over Venezuela's oil exports after a January military intervention that seized the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro.
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The reproductive effects exerted by the bacterium Wolbachia have been used to control insect pests and disease vectors such as the dengue-, Zika-, and chikungunya-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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Wembanyama appeared fatigued over the final two games.
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Swordsman is taking the role of the fatigued person in this sequence.
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Hundreds were killed, and Israel invaded parts of Lebanon.
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Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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The 30 picks would earn a total of $843 million in playing salary over the next four seasons if all of their options were exercised.
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Hollywood Plot Lines and Reality These are the tired questions every UFO skeptic asks.
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If your complexion tends to look flat or tired by midday, this powder can help bring back some radiance.
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Antibiotic resistance, once entrenched, cannot be recalled like a defective product.
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Morales has been entrenched in his coca-growing stronghold in the Chapare region since 2024 and has refused to appear before the courts.
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“Overworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworked. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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