as in busy
using a lot of time and energy to do work
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Recent Examples of hardworking
In junior, he was viewed as an honest, hardworking, lunch-pail player who was effective at getting to the right spots and staying around the puck.
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Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
This shallow-but-hardworking closet became a party pantry for entertaining, housing items like cocktail and wine glasses, drink mixers, candles, and cloth napkins.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Not only one of our finest cellists, but one of the most hardworking as well.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
The biggest people who've actually increased property taxes on the hardworking men and women of our state are school districts.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
This shallow-but-hardworking closet became a party pantry for entertaining, housing items like cocktail and wine glasses, drink mixers, candles, and cloth napkins.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Not only one of our finest cellists, but one of the most hardworking as well.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
The biggest people who've actually increased property taxes on the hardworking men and women of our state are school districts.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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Morales commented on the incident happening during a busy weekend in the city, which includes Ultra, a concert at the Kaseya Center, and the Marlins' opening weekend.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Let that passion carry you through the busier stretches.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Herzog depicts the bushmen who aid Boyes as dignified, diligent and intelligent without romanticizing them while capturing the rugged beauty of the African landscape.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The men who are in the legislature’s top leadership positions maul the budget the committee chaired by two diligent women adopts after weeks of hearings and deliberations.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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But what do real beaver experts actually do to study these industrious creatures?—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Otto Rehhagel engineered four industrious victories against hosts Portugal (in both the group stage and the semis), France and the Czech Republic, with goals from corners winning them their semi-final and the final by 1-0 scorelines.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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