excessing

present participle of excess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessing
Verb
  • The closures are part of a larger downsizing effort by the new owners.
    Mike Snider, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The move comes as Kennedy has taken far more controversial steps to reshape public health in America, including slashing vaccine research and downsizing federal health agencies.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This versatile liquid, which is probably already in your kitchen cabinet, is great for cutting through grease, removing stains, neutralizing odors, and tackling a variety of household tasks, like making the bathtub sparkle.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi responded by removing the official who was set to replace Habba.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Management responded by trimming 2025 EPS guidance by more than 10% to $30.
    John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Dolphins general manager Chris Grier spoke to the media on Wednesday, the day after trimming the team’s roster to 53 by the league’s deadline.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the 2024-25 NBA season, Josh, who serves as the Denver Nuggets’ CEO and team president, was instrumental in sacking head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The results also come on the heels of Qantas recently being hit with a record A$90 million penalty for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The latest clash reflects a broader pattern, with Netanyahu’s government having chronic tensions with the military echelon since the cabinet was sworn in in January 2023, often dismissing military advice.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, toxic positivity is very different from overall, everyday positivity and can lead to minimizing or entirely dismissing real experiences and emotions that are felt and experienced.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How Gen Xers’ accounts are doing Of the million-dollar-plus accounts, the majority (346,000) belonged to Gen Xers, the generation of people who will start retiring within the next decade.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Conway is a third-generation firefighter who was with the Milwaukee Fire Department for more than 30 years, retiring as the department's assistant chief of operations in 2012.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Excessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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