overworked 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of overworkednext
as in overtaxed

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overworked

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verb

past tense of overwork
1
as in overused

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as in exerted

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  1. overused
  2. exerted
  3. exhausted
  4. fatigued
  5. invaded
  6. exercised
  7. tired
  8. entrenched
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  • That might not be a good thing The pouches, which have become a convenient option for busy parents, can have several consequences for children if overused, doctors and other experts warn.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Project 2025 says the monument law has been overused and that public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses — including oil drilling, coal mining and recreation.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of overused
Verb
  • The new study suggests the forces that Earth exerted on the moon would have led to widespread upheaval and intense heating.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But many were ostensible American clients or allies, such as the Persian Gulf monarchies, which exerted their influence across Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere, sometimes with direct military force.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exerted
Adjective
  • Isolated and exhausted, the mother is frustrated, and miserable.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Coming into the new year exhausted and disengaged won’t set the stage for career success.
    Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Passengers must still be screened for flights, meaning much longer lines and more fatigued TSA agents.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But only one of them reported feeling less fatigued and more clear-minded than before the clinical trial began.
    Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of fatigued
Verb
  • Tennessee fans invaded the Horseshoe.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Golfers invaded all courses remaining open.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • For example, the WTO has historically exercised judicial restraint on politically sensitive issues, and the World Bank has often rolled out reforms incrementally, in cooperation with resistant governments.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The consequences of their resolve, exercised under duress, become visible.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of exercised
Adjective
  • In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.
    Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tired
Verb
  • They were entrenched in the community and were heavily involved in protests, with Pam participating in the Selma Marches — three protest marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965, rallying against the system that blocked Black Americans’ right to vote.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But as Pierson would discover, like many reformers before him, that meant changing a mindset that has been entrenched for generations.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of entrenched
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