overworks

verb

present tense third-person singular of overwork
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as in overdoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworks
  1. overdoes
  2. exerts
  3. overuses
  4. tries
  5. invades
  6. exercises
  7. encroaches
  8. entrenches
Verb
  • Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of overdoes
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  • Even for a famous masterpiece, the Bayeux Tapestry exerts an unusually powerful hold over the professionals who work with it.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing if not original, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard casts Kate and Rooney Mara as Irish sisters who speak, think and move in unison, an impressive feat of disciplined acting that exerts its own peculiar fascination.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exerts
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  • 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
Definition of overuses
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  • In the beginning, the tension builds quite well as Nessa tries to understand her terrifying circumstances, but after the first major reveal, there aren’t many twists to keep the audience on their toes.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Her daily life is kept together as a mother, wife and worker who pops pills to keep going, tries self-help, but deep down (maybe not even that deep) is in denial about the gaping hole in her life.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tries
Verb
  • Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.
    — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Cover the Soil Like other weeds, ragweed is opportunistic and quickly invades areas of bare soil.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of invades
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  • Iran has supplied the Houthis with weapons and training, and exercises some influence on the rebel group’s decisions.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In doing this, director and writer Jesse Eisenberg exercises his understanding of being both the actor and the director.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of exercises
Verb
  • The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of encroaches
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  • Whether saving hemp beverages helps those operators or entrenches a cheaper parallel market beside the one they are stuck in is the question the campaign leaves open.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Unlimited special-interest and private money in elections entrenches commitments to existing tax breaks and spending programs.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Definition of entrenches
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