overexert

verb

Definition of overexertnext
as in to exert

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexert
  1. exert
  2. exercise
  3. overwork
  4. try
  5. essay
  6. eke out
Verb
  • Even if the underlying cause is not severe, living with a rapid heartbeat can exert extra stress on your heart, which may cause long-term damage.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Nature’s elements can inspire us or provide us with an opportunity to exert control.
    Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of exert
Verb
  • The move, disclosed in an SEC filing on Friday, makes good on a plan detailed by the company earlier this month for Iger to exercise an option to sell shares.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Austin school district is warning residents who get a call from school police to exercise caution after reports have surfaced of spammers posing as district police employees.
    Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of exercise
Verb
  • Such conditions can lead to situations where an unscrupulous employer overworks their laborers or withholds pay, for instance.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Often overworked and underpaid, frontline employees are feeling pushed to the brink.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of overwork
Verb
  • On first-and-10 from the Notre Dame 21, Maiava tried to hit Kyron Hudson on a back-shoulder throw.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • If there's a bare spot that's proving tricky to cover up, try wrapping a garland around it for a lush look.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of try
Verb
  • The Wizard of Oz alphabetical cut reorders the scenes Billie Burke (Glinda the Good Witch of the North) Billie Burke essayed the role of Glinda the Good Witch of the North, who aids Dorothy and her ragtag companions on their journey to the Emerald City.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Through seven presidential administrations, his edgy rasp essayed the perfect pitch of national incredulity, always with subtle phrasing and precise shading.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of essay
Verb
  • Avon Marching Black & Gold Carmel Marching Greyhounds Castle Marching Knights Scores from 2024 BOA finals in Indianapolis Avon took the helm, Carmel eked out a second-place tie and Castle took 9th place.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024
  • His grandfather barely eked out a living from tiny, terraced fields in the drought- and famine-prone hills of China’s northwest Shaanxi province.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of eke out
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overexcited

overexert

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