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
This beautiful flight attendant is resilient, hardworking, and looking for her soulmate.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Edible plants can be the most hardworking items in your garden.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
The real-life Češinovo farmer at the center of the present-day action is 60-year-old Nikola Conev, a robust and hardworking man with a youthful, bright energy.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
My mother had high aspirations to go to college and be an active and engaged community member and that’s the kind of family I was born into, hardworking and deeply involved in community and family life.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Edible plants can be the most hardworking items in your garden.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
The real-life Češinovo farmer at the center of the present-day action is 60-year-old Nikola Conev, a robust and hardworking man with a youthful, bright energy.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
My mother had high aspirations to go to college and be an active and engaged community member and that’s the kind of family I was born into, hardworking and deeply involved in community and family life.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
Adjective
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It's been a busy week for the European technology sector.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The seven people killed by the explosions are believed to have been working for Devastating Pyrotechnics in the busy days ahead of a string of shows scheduled on and around the Fourth of July.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This suspect has now been stopped in his tracks because of the diligent and tenacious work done by investigators at both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The researchers concluded that, especially in relatively dense neighborhoods, even if residents take diligent action in defense of their own houses, that may not matter much if their neighbors don’t.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bowyer describes himself as having grown up being guided by an industrious work ethic and a talent for cutting corners, a kid entranced by the material excess endemic to the region but out of his reach.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then, throw it deep into the garbage so that no industrious or nosey pets can get to it.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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