as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits the artist's ingrained nimiety results in cloying pictures of cute kids holding even cuter animals

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  • In particular, smoking, vaping, drinking alcohol, skipping sleep, using recreational drugs (like marijuana), and downing a ton of sugar may all contribute to an excess of those free-wheeling free radicals and impair your body’s ability to defend against them.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Many retailers have likely rushed their orders to get ahead of these levies, which can lead to an excess of inventory and a need to liquidate for cash.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Nimiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimiety. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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