overachiever
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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
If you’re going to be an overachiever, be one like Schuyler Peters.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
To stay in shape, but also for the nature-connectedness-science-y beauty all around outside and for the overachiever challenge of distance.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
We've even seen how results of teams eventually fall in line with their underlying numbers over the course of this season, with early overachievers Aston Villa and Sunderland.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
A lot of us big readers are overachievers or rewards driven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 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
He could be a special adviser, coaxing the best out of overachievers like himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Dwaine was proud of his son, who had started at defensive tackle for Permian in 1987 when the team, the biggest bunch of overachievers ever, had gone all the way to the state semifinals.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
