overexerting

verb

Definition of overexertingnext
present participle of overexert
as in exerting

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  1. exerting
  2. exercising
  3. trying
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  • Chinese automakers are exerting extraordinary pressure on their competitors in the EV space.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Will such laws potentially hamper AI advancement and place our country at a disadvantage over others (see my analysis of AI advances as a form of exerting national political power on the world stage, at the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exerting
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  • That means that 2025 could present opportunities for taxpayers who can control the timing of ordinary income (such as exercising incentive stock options) or certain deductions.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Disney filed a First Amendment lawsuit the following year, arguing that DeSantis and state Republicans had waged a concerted campaign to punish Disney for exercising its speech rights to criticize Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of exercising
Verb
  • Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And that might also be scaring some people off about trying to release a brand-new holiday movie, not based on a piece of IP at this time of year.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of trying
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“Overexerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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