excessiveness

as in excess
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits the excessiveness for which decadent Rome has become famous in history

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excess
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  • The lavish display of money and excess has provoked backlash from local residents and environmental demonstrators who protest the use of the Unesco world heritage site as a playground for the super-rich.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • An excess of Helena, which no one, least of all me, wanted.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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“Excessiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessiveness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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