embarrassment of riches
noun phrase
: a very large number of things from which to choose
With so many fine restaurants in the city, diners are faced with an embarrassment of riches.
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The 2025 fall movie season is shaping up to be an embarrassment of riches for fans of Josh and Benny Safdie.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
After everything else the bawdy, tawdry, and perfectly ludicrous The Hunting Wives serves up in its first season, the series’s final act is an embarrassment of riches.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The Venice line-up is an embarrassment of riches, for award-watchers and regular film fans alike, with the competition selection including the latest from A-list auteurs Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice), François Ozon (L’Etranger), and Laszlo Nemes (Orphan).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers added to their embarrassment of riches by signing Tanner Scott to the largest reliever contract of the offseason.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
After everything else the bawdy, tawdry, and perfectly ludicrous The Hunting Wives serves up in its first season, the series’s final act is an embarrassment of riches.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The Venice line-up is an embarrassment of riches, for award-watchers and regular film fans alike, with the competition selection including the latest from A-list auteurs Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice), François Ozon (L’Etranger), and Laszlo Nemes (Orphan).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers added to their embarrassment of riches by signing Tanner Scott to the largest reliever contract of the offseason.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Embarrassment of riches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassment%20of%20riches. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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