as in busy
using a lot of time and energy to do work
a hardworking young woman who was rewarded with a promotion hardworking students
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Recent Examples of hardworking
Honor’s family offered a good example of how a hardworking parent might combine ambition with a sense of playfulness.
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Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Riley is an extremely creative, hardworking and determined student.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
Unburdened by what has been, the hardworking majority of all backgrounds will find routes to prosperity without government and its malign adjunct ideologues standing in the way.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Beyond its intellectual perks, fluorite can also support emotional balance, which is essential for a hardworking sign like Capricorn.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Riley is an extremely creative, hardworking and determined student.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
Unburdened by what has been, the hardworking majority of all backgrounds will find routes to prosperity without government and its malign adjunct ideologues standing in the way.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Beyond its intellectual perks, fluorite can also support emotional balance, which is essential for a hardworking sign like Capricorn.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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Zoom in: In December, Indianapolis International Airport announced that more than 10 million people traveled through the airport in 2024, a new record. More than 2.8 million people flew through the Indy airport in June, July and August, marking the busiest summer in the airport's history.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Musk was busy rubbing elbows with other billionaires at the event — namely, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez — all eyes were on Musk and Zilis' interaction, as the two keep their exact relationship status private.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Herbert is way too talented, too good an athlete, too intelligent, too diligent and too well-respected by his colleagues not to succeed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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Be diligent about knowing the state of your employees.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The European badger: industrious, nocturnal, nattily dressed in black-and-white stripes.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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Meaning: Emery is derived from the Germanic name Emmerich, which is composed of the elements amal (work, industrious) and ric (ruler, power).—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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