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
For instance, a rollback of recent increases in the gas tax would do more than any other Sacramento idea to keep more dollars in the pockets of more hardworking Californians and California businesses.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
What Ipswich are getting is an enthusiastic and hardworking attacking player who on his day is unplayable.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The defense throughout Madigan’s marathon public corruption trial has tried to portray Madigan as a hardworking and humble Southwest Sider who only ever sought to help people through his role at the top of the Illinois political power structure.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Every single person is astonishingly talented and incredibly hardworking.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
What Ipswich are getting is an enthusiastic and hardworking attacking player who on his day is unplayable.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The defense throughout Madigan’s marathon public corruption trial has tried to portray Madigan as a hardworking and humble Southwest Sider who only ever sought to help people through his role at the top of the Illinois political power structure.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Every single person is astonishingly talented and incredibly hardworking.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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Beyoncé Was Painted Gold To Promote Her Cé Lumière Fragrance Beyoncé has had a busy month.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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Held at the Shrine Auditorium, and given how many entertainment industry power players called Beverly Hills home, local traffic was a bit busier than the average Monday night.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Tony's story is a chilling reminder that even the most diligent savers can fall victim to sophisticated scams.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ignoring these factors can undermine even the most diligent retirement saver. 3.—
Mike Vietri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Humans’ desire for timber and space for parking lots and shopping centers eventually proved too much for even the most industrious squirrel, and the long emigrations eventually ended.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
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Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics.—
Bill Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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