as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
noise from the party was excessively loud
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Recent Examples of excessively
In addition, Apple seems to have been able to execute the upgrade without sucking up your spare storage with excessively large video files.
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PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Nearly a decade later, Pharrell and Adidas have come together for the Virginia Adistar Jellyfish, an excessively chunky model with puffy, tentacle-like paneling inspired by its namesake animal.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
If your containers excessively dried out during one of the recent spells of hot weather, your annuals may have been damaged and may need some tender loving care to recover.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
At current multiples, this segment of global infrastructure doesn’t appear excessively priced, either.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The wholly unnecessary remake seems like an excessively earnest Disney Channel movie compared with the delightfully unhinged 2002 cartoon.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the late stages of the disease, deer might stagger, drool excessively and, again, show little to no fear of humans, the department stated.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
While lack of sufficient saliva is inconvenient at best, having an excessively dry mouth can lead to fairly serious issues such as an increase in tooth decay caused by plaque build-up as well as gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, a study showed that people with GERD are more likely to develop small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a condition where harmful bacteria grow excessively and cause digestive problems.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Nearly a decade later, Pharrell and Adidas have come together for the Virginia Adistar Jellyfish, an excessively chunky model with puffy, tentacle-like paneling inspired by its namesake animal.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
If your containers excessively dried out during one of the recent spells of hot weather, your annuals may have been damaged and may need some tender loving care to recover.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
At current multiples, this segment of global infrastructure doesn’t appear excessively priced, either.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The wholly unnecessary remake seems like an excessively earnest Disney Channel movie compared with the delightfully unhinged 2002 cartoon.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the late stages of the disease, deer might stagger, drool excessively and, again, show little to no fear of humans, the department stated.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
While lack of sufficient saliva is inconvenient at best, having an excessively dry mouth can lead to fairly serious issues such as an increase in tooth decay caused by plaque build-up as well as gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, a study showed that people with GERD are more likely to develop small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a condition where harmful bacteria grow excessively and cause digestive problems.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessively
Adverb
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Common sense means changing a dysfunctional and overly expensive health care system that benefits insurance companies and lobbyists.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the often shy, overly genial guy who used to disappear into the background of Second City ensemble scenes, Johnny was brash, bold, a guy who had the city in his back pocket.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Six separate receivers have caught touchdown passes already this season, a stark difference from a season ago when Green was criticized for being too reliant on a small number of playmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Excessively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessively. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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