as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Recent Examples of overabundance
Particularly in complex urban environments where there is an overabundance of unpredictability and weird street grids.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So these companies are basically backing away in an overabundance of caution.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The overabundance of threes creates a stylistic problem for the NBA, said Curry.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So these companies are basically backing away in an overabundance of caution.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The overabundance of threes creates a stylistic problem for the NBA, said Curry.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overabundance
Noun
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Delaware tops the list, where mortgage-free retirees have an annual surplus of $1,764.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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One tenth of the remaining surplus will be used to form a national cobalt reserve, while the rest, Tshisekedi said, would be handed to small-scale miners.—
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semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To some market watchers, Nvidia’s latest deals feel all-too-similar to the excesses of past technology booms.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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While the first game trafficked in elegant neatness, Hades II is practically bursting at the seams with excess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Authorities determined the package was not explosive but detonated it out of an abundance of caution, a USU spokesperson told Newsweek in an email Tuesday evening.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only with today’s machines and technology do scientists stand a chance of keeping up with life’s abundance.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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