hardworking
adjective
hard·work·ing
ˈhärd-ˈwər-kiŋ 
: constantly, regularly, or habitually engaged in earnest and energetic work : industrious, diligent
a hardworking young woman
"Our students have to be very hardworking and committed. They put in long hours. …"—
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During the Depression and the Second World War, Berg had beavered away at an astonishing pace, producing, writing, directing, and starring in thousands of episodes about a hardworking Jewish immigrant family.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Hey, look, a hardworking head nurse holding the whole floor together!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2025
Tyler Perry’s Straw (Netflix movie) A bad day pushes a hardworking single mother (Taraji P. Henson) to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 May 2025
The hardworking single mother had attended a Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey the night before the attack.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Hey, look, a hardworking head nurse holding the whole floor together!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2025
Tyler Perry’s Straw (Netflix movie) A bad day pushes a hardworking single mother (Taraji P. Henson) to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 May 2025
The hardworking single mother had attended a Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey the night before the attack.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardworking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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hardworking
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