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as in overdoing
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as in exerting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworking
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Your serving size should be an 8-oz cup to reap some of these benefits without overdoing it.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
5 Jan. 2026 -
The texture starts light and creamy, then transforms into a soft foam that cleanses thoroughly without overdoing it.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
22 Dec. 2025
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If rates rise unexpectedly, those low initial payments can balloon, exerting pressure on household budgets just as the broader economy absorbs the impact.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ice plains can prompt fast retreat because as the glacier thins, the ice starts to rise up and water pushes underneath into its crevasses, exerting pressure and causing large slabs to break off — in a process called calving.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Simon insisted that, contrary to Ehrlich’s predictions, humanity would not self-destruct by overusing the planet’s resources.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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So what’s the point of invading Venezuela?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Her father was detained by invading forces during the Bay of Pigs.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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Most of the vitriol has been aimed at the UAE, with Emiratis largely exercising restraint — and, unlike the Qatar episode, both are avoiding personal attacks on rulers (or their mothers).—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The protagonists also have some famous hot takes throughout the book — on everything from music to exercising — which Bader, 29, and Blyth, 30, don’t necessarily agree with.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Nobody wants to deal with our old devil, even if the new one comes with an encroaching open threat actively bubbling in the Caribbean and Latin America at large.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gamers aren’t exactly optimistic about AI encroaching on the experience, especially amid deep confusion over how exactly developers and studios are looking to leverage the tech.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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Someone trying to keep the clicks coming to make a living, or a leader of the repressed?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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My body’s in a C shape, trying to track the aim.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Overworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworking. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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