Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessed
Verb
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The announcement comes as other smaller colleges and universities have closed or downsized in recent years due to financial strain.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Clark is a good actor, but her madness is downsized.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Two of the four lanes would need to be removed to add bus and bike lanes, which could increase vehicle commute times.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The team will require a substantial amount of space to removed, repurposed and store roughly 6,500 components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The leadoff man could have been retired, but Lindor didn’t charge on a ground ball by Teoscar Hernandez, allowing the outfielder enough time to beat the throw at first base.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pete Alonso hit an RBI double before Smith retired the final two batters with runners at second and third for his fourth save.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Last year, the company axed 48,000 employees, many of which worked as delivery drivers and warehouse workers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Stoneman, who ran the section responsible for overseeing implementation of the Lowndes County settlement, chose to depart the DOJ shortly after the agreement was axed.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mandelson was sacked in September when the extent of his ties with Epstein was revealed in documents published in the United States.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some claims have been dismissed or settled out of court, while others are ongoing.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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For as long as medicine has been practiced, women’s health concerns have been minimized, misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Heather Santee said the power at her bakery was abruptly terminated just ahead of Valentine's Day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Heather Santee said the power at her bakery was abruptly terminated just ahead of Valentine’s Day.—
Margie Mason,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In between, the ball moved from White, to Tatum, to Vucevic, back to White and back to Pritchard, who received the drive-and-kick pass and canned a shot that made it 101-94.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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After the comedians guessed that she was canned from a restaurant or retail job, Fineman revealed the truth.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Excessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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