as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Robert's Western World 416 Broadway, Suite B Known for showcasing real country music since 1992 and unapologetically shrugging off the excesses of downtown, this iconic Nashville haunt remains the best of Broadway.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
This mockumentary about a rock band arrived rather quietly, then grew into a cult classic about heavy metal and music industry excesses.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The excesses of the Administration seem only to be escalating.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Those caloric excesses during the holidays often lead to New Year’s resolutions to get fit, which is why Planet Fitness (PLNT) also made this year’s holiday stock shopping list.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
However, his stay on the island was not without excesses.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Even more importantly, the Democratic cave shows that, in the face of a president who appears to recognize practically no limitations on his authority and a Republican majority who will not check his excesses, the Democrats can form no solid resistance.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Frank set about reining in their attacking excesses.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
In these respects, apart from the harlequin excesses of his Stalinism, Cowley is terrifically sound.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Robert's Western World 416 Broadway, Suite B Known for showcasing real country music since 1992 and unapologetically shrugging off the excesses of downtown, this iconic Nashville haunt remains the best of Broadway.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
This mockumentary about a rock band arrived rather quietly, then grew into a cult classic about heavy metal and music industry excesses.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The excesses of the Administration seem only to be escalating.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Those caloric excesses during the holidays often lead to New Year’s resolutions to get fit, which is why Planet Fitness (PLNT) also made this year’s holiday stock shopping list.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
However, his stay on the island was not without excesses.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Even more importantly, the Democratic cave shows that, in the face of a president who appears to recognize practically no limitations on his authority and a Republican majority who will not check his excesses, the Democrats can form no solid resistance.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Frank set about reining in their attacking excesses.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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But Connecticut has used those surpluses to build reserves and whittle down a considerable pension debt that still exceeds $33 billion, according to Lamont’s budget office.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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The program ended in 1943 as the war drew to an end, and there were fewer surpluses.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some of these volatiles are brought to the moon from the sun via the solar wind, but the abundances of these volatiles, particularly nitrogen, cannot solely be explained by the solar wind.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To keep my beard looking attractive, a hairstylist trims it every two weeks.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
24 Dec. 2025
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As of October 27, the CME FedWatch tool derived from 30-Day Fed Funds futures implies a roughly 98% probability that the Fed trims the policy rate by 25 basis points this week.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The cartridge fires a 40-grain bullet at approximately 1,260 feet per second.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Oh, and if Indiana fires him without cause, Cignetti would be due 100% of his remaining salary.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once the spawning ends, the team turns off the music and takes the Pyrex containers into a room where the temperature is kept at around 82 degrees.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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