overexerts

verb

present tense third-person singular of overexert
as in exerts

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  1. exerts
  2. exercises
  3. tries
  4. essays
  5. puts out
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  • This serves as the White House's central argument against the latest rate hike, while underscoring that Federal Reserve policy exerts asymmetric impacts across different global economies under current conditions.
    — , CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Even for a famous masterpiece, the Bayeux Tapestry exerts an unusually powerful hold over the professionals who work with it.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of exerts
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  • Experts say that Huang exercises outsized influence in the White House.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Iran has supplied the Houthis with weapons and training, and exercises some influence on the rebel group’s decisions.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of exercises
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  • Anderson’s collaboration with this gifted young man nails the one thing that every great concert movie tries gift to those who could not be there for the original moment.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And Esther, the reigning two-time national champion in Original Oratory, tries to break the record held by Gad.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tries
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  • In the film, Bajpayee plays the police officer while Jim Sarbh essays the role of the killer who goes by the fictional name Carl Bhojraj.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of essays
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  • As with all Kimpton properties, the crew puts out complimentary coffee in the morning for guests and hosts a free nightly wine hour.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s quite bright for any TV lighting up its entire screen, but dropping to an 18% white field, the U6SF Pro puts out double that, 1,442 nits.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of puts out
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“Overexerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexerts. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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