in excess

idiom

: in overly large amounts
Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

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The development of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft has been a budget fixture for decades, costing in excess of $3 billion a year for slow progress. ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025 Alongside these health issues, it has also been estimated that dust storms typically cause in excess of $150 billion in economic damages each year, with farmers, households, the renewable energy industry and the health-care sector all taking hits. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Troopers alleged that the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 mph, state police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025 According to Equity last year, Spotlight had 90,000 members and was earning income in excess of £1.25M ($1.66M) a month. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in excess

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“In excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20excess. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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