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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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Since its debut in 1973, Timberland’s iconic waterproof yellow boots have been a go-to for hardworking and hard-hiking individuals alike, thanks to their rugged but timeless aesthetic.
—Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
His family and friends remembered him as selfless, hardworking and caring.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
Some hardworking and high-achieving professionals, especially early in their careers, feel that declining requests or projects will jeopardize future considerations for them.
—Juliette Han, Phd, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Since its debut in 1973, Timberland’s iconic waterproof yellow boots have been a go-to for hardworking and hard-hiking individuals alike, thanks to their rugged but timeless aesthetic.
—Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
His family and friends remembered him as selfless, hardworking and caring.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
Some hardworking and high-achieving professionals, especially early in their careers, feel that declining requests or projects will jeopardize future considerations for them.
—Juliette Han, Phd, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardworking
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After a slow and frustrating start to the week missing out on Juan Soto and Fried, the Red Sox were busy on Wednesday.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The park has been gradually reopening since July 2022, and weekends are busy enough that rangers urge visitors to make parking reservations at least a day ahead (details below).Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, strategists drew on something that emerged from those focus groups: a fundamental belief in the value of diligent labor.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The housekeeping staff was diligent, and the management team had a clear emphasis on high touch unobtrusive service, all of which plus the ongoing dance party music throughout bolsters the desire of guests to return soon and frequently to repeat the experience.Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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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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Abbas recently turned 80 and is known to be an industrious smoker.Ghaith al-Omari, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2015
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardworking. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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