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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Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.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
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But Eustaquio moved — likely exhausted — in union with his team towards South Africa’s box.
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Back-to-back overnights left Greenwald exhausted and depressed.
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Although the word ‘hero’ is greatly overused in today’s society, in my mind, Calvin Duncan is a hero in the truest sense of that word.
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Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.
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The fiber lit up with this protein at the exact same spot where force was being exerted, suggesting that self-stabilization was occurring.
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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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Creatine May Support Fatigued Brains In a 2024 study, researchers from Germany examined whether a single, large dose of creatine could help fatigued brains.
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When fluid pools in tissue instead of draining, the results can include facial puffiness, swollen limbs, bloating and a general heavy or fatigued feeling.
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Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Zach LaVine’s agent says the Sacramento Kings player has exercised a $49 million player option for the 2026-27 NBA season, according to reporting by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.
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The Hawks have already extended veteran guard CJ McCollum to a one-year deal and exercised the fourth-year team option of forward Mouhamed Gueye.
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
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Unemployment remains entrenched, inequality is widening, and municipal services are unreliable.
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He’s entrenched atop the order and in right field for the fifth time in the last six games.
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“Overworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworked. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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