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as in plenty
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader
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Bottom Line The choice between avocado toast and nut butter toast will ultimately depend on your taste preferences as well as your nutritional goals—both of these healthy fat toppings are good for your heart, help keep you full, and contain a plethora of micronutrients.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
As someone whose murders inspired a plethora of horror films like Psycho, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gein garnered a reputation for his gruesome murders.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
There is a plethora of further variants of the album to purchase, with more details on the assorted versions later in this story.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
Missing a plethora of key starters, back-up quarterback Mac Jones led the depleted San Francsico 49ers to a thrilling 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
As someone whose murders inspired a plethora of horror films like Psycho, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gein garnered a reputation for his gruesome murders.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
There is a plethora of further variants of the album to purchase, with more details on the assorted versions later in this story.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
Missing a plethora of key starters, back-up quarterback Mac Jones led the depleted San Francsico 49ers to a thrilling 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Officials began setting aside surplus dollars to fill the Retiree Protection Fund starting around 2016-17.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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At that point, the government’s finances had been buoyed by a surge in oil prices that lifted the budget into its only annual surplus of the last decade, prompting a wave of spending.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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After all, their lives depend on the amount of rain, the abundance of acorns, and whether the Department of Homeland Security dynamites mountains to build a wall, shrinking their habitat in the process.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Expansive glazing ensures the living quarters receive an abundance of natural light while affording sweeping ocean views.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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Duarte sees their work as Brazil’s answer to early [Pedro] Almodóvar, combining the freedom, humor, and the emotional excess of Spain’s Movida Madrileña with Brazil’s own urban and political tensions.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Lightly dredge chicken in flour, and shake off excess.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Without competent economic statecraft and public policy, Africa’s private sector cannot create wealth for more than a handful of elite entrepreneurs.—
Kingsley Moghalu,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Plethora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plethora. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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