overachiever
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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
Gilbert, who had the same likelihood of inheriting the disease but did not, said losing them turned her into an overachiever who always wanted to fight for the underdog.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 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
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 Rays and Brewers, the plucky overachievers both still seeking their first championships, settled for more modest improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Opta's predicted table had Villa finishing 12th and, currently fifth, they are the biggest overachievers of the season ahead of Sunderland.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
They were a classic bunch of overachievers who had become living proof of all the perceived values of white working-class and middle-class America—desire, self-sacrifice, pushing oneself beyond the expected limit.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
