as in to exert
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Recent Examples of overexert
Take a note from the sturgeon and do not overexert yourself by trying to propel in a direction that isn't working.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexert
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The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These videos have reignited calls for tech giants to exert more control over how content appears on their platforms as some companies have scaled back their moderation efforts.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the University of Cincinnati in the United States, researchers at the eXtended Reality Lab have created an embodied/virtual reality system in which people exercising on a treadmill alone in their house have the experience of being in a gym, surrounded by other people also exercising.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Walking or running uphill, or on uneven or hard surfaces, can also overwork the tibialis anterior, triggering shin tightness and pain.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gently knead together any scraps, being careful not to overwork the dough.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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Then there were those epic Pac-12 shindigs, when Harbaugh was trying to resurrect the Stanford program and Carroll was pulling the levels during one of USC’s glory eras, with the advantage going to Harbaugh, 2-1.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through these tactics, Iftiu is trying to pay forward the generosity he's received within the system.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Given that some schools have a considerable number of supplemental essay prompts (Yale requires students to respond to a whopping eight questions, seven short-answer and one longer essay), students should dedicate ample time to brainstorming, drafting, and revising.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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But Celeste Wallander, until recently the top defense official overseeing U.S. policy toward Europe and Russia, warns in a new Foreign Affairs essay that this transformation will have more complicated consequences than most Americans expect.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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