overworks

present tense third-person singular of overwork

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Verb
  • But Maura never overdoes the feisty granny bit.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The team traced this distortion to optostriction, where the electromagnetic field of light exerts a small but measurable mechanical force on the atoms.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That’s important, since many people make the mistake—both in the gym and daily life—of shrugging their shoulders up to their ears, which overuses the upper traps and elevates the scapula.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sea’s operating expenses also jumped by 28%, as its e-commerce arm Shopee tries to strengthen its competitive edge of rivals like Alibaba’s Lazada and ByteDance’s TikTok Shop.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Vallonia nursery tries to buy about 11 million seeds each year with an eye towards hitting the goal of 3 million healthy seedlings that will mature enough to sell, That 3 million number, however, is just a guess, Winks said.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • When a new and potentially harmful germ invades our immune system, the body reacts by raising its core temperature.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In contrast, prostate cancer tumors will often have an irregular shape with blurred edges as the cancer invades surrounding tissue.
    MD Published, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Under the terms of their divorce, Bezos still exercises voting authority over her holdings and is required to disclose them annually.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Apparently, our west block wall encroaches six feet into our neighbor’s back yard, which includes our swimming pool motor and related equipment.
    Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With each passing day, Hamas further re-entrenches its control.
    Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The digital dirham likely further entrenches the US dollar’s dominance, because the UAE’s currency is pegged to the greenback, but gives US regulators less oversight over financial flows.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Overworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworks. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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