Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessed
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Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The once-robust plan to build 158,000 square feet of commercial space, including 77,000 square feet of office space, has been downsized.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kamara was removed from the post late last year, accused by the environment minister of failing to address the encroachment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Duplicates in which the same defendants had separate cases before a magistrate judge and a district judge were removed.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Although we are retired, our lives revolve around her needs.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Liu, who retired from the sport and then came back on her own terms, doesn’t care about a win.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ever since Adam Driver let slip in October that Disney axed a planned Star Wars movie centering on his character Ben Solo, fans of the franchise have been rather upset that the studio didn’t greenlight the project.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Last week’s Stick to Football episode, recorded shortly after his successor, Thomas Frank, was sacked by Spurs, was the fastest in its history to reach one million views.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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The additional charges were dismissed.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The city of Atlanta has terminated its contract with the former municipal clerk hired in 2023 to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum — an effort that never began, but paid former clerk Foris Webb III $910,000 anyway.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Several community and activist groups have called for Newton be terminated.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Planning meals for the week, avoiding impulse purchases and buying a mix of fresh, frozen and canned foods are cost-effective ways to accomplish this.—
Alex Crisp,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wegman had canned six three-pointers en route to a game-high 26 in Country Day’s 63-49 semifinal win over Arlington Oakridge.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Excessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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