as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits
the same immoderacy that caused him to become a drug addict later impelled him to embrace religious fanaticism
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excess
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During winter months when water demand is low, the city would have to store the excess in either a reservoir or some kind of storage basin.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Immoderacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderacy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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