to excess
idiom
: more than is usual, normal, or proper
He often eats to excess.
college students who drink to excess
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Some may see its hosting of a problem gambling show as ironic—like a bartender leading an AA meeting—given its business model depends on betting, potentially to excess.
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Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Barinholtz stars alongside the show’s co-creator Seth Rogen as Sal Saperstein, a hot-mess studio exec prone to excess.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
Many good ideas become bad ideas when pursued to excess.
—John Kay, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2016
Earlier in the day, state Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, said in a news release that in addition to excess pellets, the automotive industry, which Cliffs supplies with steel, faces a downturn.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Barinholtz stars alongside the show’s co-creator Seth Rogen as Sal Saperstein, a hot-mess studio exec prone to excess.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
Many good ideas become bad ideas when pursued to excess.
—John Kay, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2016
Earlier in the day, state Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, said in a news release that in addition to excess pellets, the automotive industry, which Cliffs supplies with steel, faces a downturn.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
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“To excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20excess. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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