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as in to exert
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Recent Examples of overwork
Often overworked and underpaid, frontline employees are feeling pushed to the brink.
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Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
What Exactly Is Your Core? Often, core work focuses on building the vanity muscles of the six-pack (also known as the rectus abdominis) through crunches, which can overwork the hip flexors and lead to neck and lower back discomfort.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
Repeating certain facial expressions could overwork some muscles and lead to skin folding and worsen the appearance of wrinkles in between the eyebrows, horizontal forehead lines, and crow’s feet, Zeichner says.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Parents are overworked, overwhelmed, and constantly concerned about the well-being of their children, so much so that their own well-being tanks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
What Exactly Is Your Core? Often, core work focuses on building the vanity muscles of the six-pack (also known as the rectus abdominis) through crunches, which can overwork the hip flexors and lead to neck and lower back discomfort.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
Repeating certain facial expressions could overwork some muscles and lead to skin folding and worsen the appearance of wrinkles in between the eyebrows, horizontal forehead lines, and crow’s feet, Zeichner says.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Parents are overworked, overwhelmed, and constantly concerned about the well-being of their children, so much so that their own well-being tanks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwork
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Pet safety: How to keep your pets safe in cold weather The best tips to heal dry and chapped lips Use lip balm or ointment throughout the day, but be careful to avoid overdoing it.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Adapting Zombies novelist Seth Grahame-Smith’s book, which reimagined our 16th president as a kick-ass vampire slayer, director Timur Bekmambetov overdoes the gloomy grandeur and violent kill sequences.Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Despite this, the U.S. and its partners aim to ensure that the Islamic State (IS) group, which still has a presence in Syria, cannot exploit the leadership void and once again exert control over wide swaths of the country.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Benjamin Duke exerted a major influence on his brother’s philanthropic priorities.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, some companies will overuse AI, which will inevitably result in the destruction of trust for them, and ultimately, business failure.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Before adding another one, remember that overusing them can cause health and skin problems in the long term.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Developing Character Is Needed To Shift Systems While exercising your character certainly brings more agency to cross thresholds and operate in systems not designed for you, the challenge remains to work in the system while working on it.Mary Crossan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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In addition, drinking warm water while exercising in the cold can positively impact performance and comfort levels.56 Drinking warm water may also help prevent mild hypothermia.7 3.Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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Among other suggestions, prosecutors say, victims should be wary of people who try to move conversations to encrypted instant messaging apps such as Whatsapp, Signal and others.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Seattle is reportedly trying to acquire young infielders this winter.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Overwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwork. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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