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
Amazon Big Spring Sale: Beauty Tools Deals The best beauty tools can make hardworking products work just a bit harder—and more effectively.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
From Pensacola to the Keys, hardworking Floridians are being crushed by an affordability crisis.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans’ affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
From Pensacola to the Keys, hardworking Floridians are being crushed by an affordability crisis.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans’ affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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But standing in a busy subway station, Duffy vowed to continue providing the city with federal support and confirmed the administration has not withheld funding.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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After two years of busy construction, John and Mable had completed their 56-room Mediterranean Revival masterpiece in 1926, at a time when no homes of such scope existed in Sarasota.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Beyond analyzing troves of data to sift through requirements even the most diligent person might miss, AI can proactively respond to requests with lightning speed—a superhuman ability that might have saved Josef K from the state.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Being diligent in evaluating these costs can lead to significant savings over time.—
Jessica Ledingham, J.D.,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This Big Spring Deal sees a big discount on this intelligent, industrious model: 50% off retail!—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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And once again, Ukraine and its 37.7 million good-humored, industrious and resourceful people are left out in the cold.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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