as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Recent Examples of overabundance
That accurately suggests an overabundance of good choices, which helps explain why the race seemed to go down to the wire.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Much of California’s wildlands are ripe to burn this summer, after two years of record wet winters followed by record hot temperatures left an overabundance of dry brush vegetation.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
This is not only straightforward, but should be simple enough given an overabundance of Unova Pokémon during the upcoming event.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Texas Kids The one club with an overabundance of rookies who could stick is the Texas Rangers.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Much of California’s wildlands are ripe to burn this summer, after two years of record wet winters followed by record hot temperatures left an overabundance of dry brush vegetation.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
This is not only straightforward, but should be simple enough given an overabundance of Unova Pokémon during the upcoming event.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Texas Kids The one club with an overabundance of rookies who could stick is the Texas Rangers.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overabundance
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On Robust Earnings Reports—As Microsoft Reclaims Crown As World’s Largest Company Having no plan for what to do with a surplus of chicken feet, yes chicken feet, is a sad state of affairs after turning your back on more than 1.4 billion Chinese consumers.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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While the city currently has an approximate $3.6 million surplus in the latest budget, city officials expressed reluctance to drop the revenue stream.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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There are two ways to go with your shades: larger-than-life, rock star excess—in which case L.A.-based Jacques Marie Mage are your choice, my favourites are the Admiral, far right ($1,075)—or subtle, sleek frames which perform their function quietly—for these, N.Y.C.’s Moscot are the answer.—
Nick Hendry,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2025
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His platform of law and order, free markets, tighter control of immigration, and pushing back on the left’s social excesses was the exact medicine that Canada needed.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 Apr. 2025
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First and foremost, abundance means building housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Yet bizarrely, the man who for decades has been a symbol of unapologetic American excess is now defending his tariff policies by making a case against abundance.—
The Editors,
National Review,
6 May 2025
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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