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Recent Examples of overqualified
The cruise ship-set show — created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken — stars Jackson as Max, The Odyssey’s newest and seemingly overqualified doctor who joins the ship’s two long-time, skeptical nurses on the medical team, Avery (Phillipa Soo) and Tristan (Sean Teale).
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Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
However, grads might have better luck pivoting into trade jobs and making peace with being overqualified and in debt than pining for the dream corporate job.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024
There aren’t ice caves near the villages where her body was discovered, but luckily Ennis High employs the most overqualified geology teacher the public-education system could buy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
In fact, Fleming was worldly to a degree and, if anything, overqualified to write spy novels.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
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Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
However, grads might have better luck pivoting into trade jobs and making peace with being overqualified and in debt than pining for the dream corporate job.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024
There aren’t ice caves near the villages where her body was discovered, but luckily Ennis High employs the most overqualified geology teacher the public-education system could buy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
In fact, Fleming was worldly to a degree and, if anything, overqualified to write spy novels.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overqualified
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The roster features skilled players who have to be ambitious enough to recognize the awareness of always being secondary in the show.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The skilled stars perfectly strike the blend of comedic relief and moving moments of wisdom.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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All three qualified in the Section 2 meet at Elm Creek Park Reserve Feb. 6.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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EIPs were made available in January 2025 to qualified taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return, but either left the Recovery Rebate Credit field blank or entered $0, despite being eligible for the credit.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Psychologists and therapists say men tend to bond better side by side, whereas women are often more adept at building connections face to face, which is to say guys are more likely to become friends by doing an activity together than by simply talking.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Tasks Virtual Assistants Can Take Off Your Plate Office Beacon’s virtual assistants are adept at a wide range of year-end (or time-consuming, repetitive) tasks.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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According to the latest data, only 53% of the city’s public school students were proficient in math on state exams.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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This is one way the test assesses whether a child is proficient in reading.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Michelin Guide’s lauding of lackluster restaurants has become so prevalent that experienced diners—bewildered to see stellar performers lose stars or get excluded altogether—have begun to turn elsewhere for solid suggestions.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s led to Lindgren getting burned at points this season in less-than-ideal ways for a defensive defenseman, but Laviolette appears to believe those mistakes will be less frequent with Lindgren on the ice than with some of the team’s less experienced defensemen.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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But aside from some competent stuntwork, the beatdowns are strictly boilerplate: Heads get butted, knives get thrown, and people get tossed with robotic predictability.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The prospects of a sympathetic, competent reception from law-enforcement officers and medical professionals were worse for victims who knew their rapist, who had been drinking, who didn’t report the rape right away, or who lacked witnesses or obvious injuries.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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When the researchers tested the system using videos of 158 real-world cases, 53% of reports written by the surgeons contained discrepancies, compared with 29% of AI reports, as determined by an expert team of reviewers.—
Nancy Lapid,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Send your questions now, with Ben online to offer his expert insight from 12pm to 1pm GMT.—
Ben Dinnery,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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For the recovery to proceed sustainably, the government must be seen as legitimate and capable of managing reconstruction.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Noteworthy amenities featured in Sammons’s images include an infinity pool that trails indoors and an opulent garage capable of housing several luxury vehicles.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Overqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overqualified. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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