as in busy
using a lot of time and energy to do work
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Recent Examples of hardworking
Unburdened by what has been, the hardworking majority of all backgrounds will find routes to prosperity without government and its malign adjunct ideologues standing in the way.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Beyond its intellectual perks, fluorite can also support emotional balance, which is essential for a hardworking sign like Capricorn.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The kitchen is a hardworking space in the home that sees a lot of action, from hosting and gathering to cooking and cleaning.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But John is very hardworking, very conscientious, very talented, and spectacular fun.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Beyond its intellectual perks, fluorite can also support emotional balance, which is essential for a hardworking sign like Capricorn.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The kitchen is a hardworking space in the home that sees a lot of action, from hosting and gathering to cooking and cleaning.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But John is very hardworking, very conscientious, very talented, and spectacular fun.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hardworking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in just over a week, the returning commander in chief has scheduled a busy weekend of meetings with House Republicans to discuss policy priorities for the incoming administration.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Jan. 2025
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Not many pieces require such heroics: the reality is that fact checkers are busy people, who traffic only occasionally in the dark arts of deep research.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Herbert is way too talented, too good an athlete, too intelligent, too diligent and too well-respected by his colleagues not to succeed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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Be diligent about knowing the state of your employees.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Their unintended invasion triggered a cascading ecological disaster, with the island’s unique species no match for the industrious rodents.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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His goal and assist against Villa were warranted by an industrious, threatening individual performance in which his darting runs behind perfectly exploited the space and played on Palace’s swift movement of the ball.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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