Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessed
Verb
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The Armadillo chain downsized to one restaurant, on Bridgepointe Parkway in Foster City.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025 -
Delays can increase the chances that a project ultimately is downsized – as happened with ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in Alaska – or canceled altogether.—
Skip York,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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Investigators removed the children from Brian's home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The move means the UAE has removed British universities from a list of higher education institutions eligible for state scholarships amid growing tensions over London's decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, The Financial Times reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Owens and her parents, KGO 810 radio legend Ronn Owens and former KCBS reporter Jan Black, moved to Arizona during the coronavirus pandemic, after Ronn Owens retired from KGO-810 after 46 years.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Christy officially retired from professional boxing in 2012.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Stellantis’ forays into EVs on this side of the pond have clearly not gone well, and with federal incentives and emissions targets being axed, the company has turned back hard into stuffing as many Hemis into vehicles that will fit them.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
7 Jan. 2026
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But Rivers’ show had a rocky run and was axed by May 1987.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On the fumble, he was sacked for a loss of 14 yards in a crucial third-and-10 situation late in the first half.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the February, he was sacked, and this time Perez said yes to the top job at Vallecas.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, county leaders, including Executive Bob Cassilly, are calling for the superintendent to resign or be terminated.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Georgia’s athletic department is also seeking $390,000 from former defensive end Damon Wilson II, claiming his transfer to Missouri terminated his name, image and likeness agreement with the Bulldogs’ collective.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So if the Bucs’ Todd Bowles or the Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel get canned, look out.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Swap in black-eyed peas and canned collard greens for a New Year's Day soup.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Excessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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