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overachiever

[oh-ver-uh-chee-ver] / ˌoʊ vər əˈtʃi vər /


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Syndicated episodes of “Martha Stewart Living” upheld the attainability of elegance and the value of precise execution, appealing to my inner overachiever.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026

If the bare minimum is enough for you to be seen and recognized for solid work, there might be no need to become an office overachiever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Flack considered herself an overachiever, a stubborn perfectionist and was given to self-reflection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

Mr. Cherry is best known for his role as the snarky overachiever Dylan in the dystopian Apple TV+ workplace thriller series “Severance.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024

She’s in the one and only elective class she has all year, because she’s an overachiever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The homes of former overachievers can pile up with garbage and unpaid bills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

So let's have look at the continent's biggest overachievers - have your say, tell us who we've missed and rank the top 10 below.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Like any friend group, “Next Gen NYC” is filled with overachievers and underachievers; people who have family money and people who work long hours, scraping by to make their way in the big city.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025

Let’s bury the narrative that these Dawgs were a group of overachievers who didn’t belong in the same class as the country’s elite.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

It is not uncommon for doctors to be chronic overachievers; Beck wasn’t the first physician to go overboard with a new hobby.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer



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