as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax
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Recent Examples of overage
NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
The Olympic football tournament is predominantly an Under-23 competition but each country is permitted to include three overage players.
—Ben Church, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Teams often exceed their bonus allotment but never by more than 5%; up to 5%, the penalty is simply a 75% tax on any overage.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
The Olympic football tournament is predominantly an Under-23 competition but each country is permitted to include three overage players.
—Ben Church, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
Adjective
Before the Rapids’ miraculous run to third place in last year’s Leagues Cup, Mihailovic was selected as one of three overage players to compete in the Paris Olympics with the U.S.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Teams often exceed their bonus allotment but never by more than 5%; up to 5%, the penalty is simply a 75% tax on any overage.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
Noun
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Officials began setting aside surplus dollars to fill the Retiree Protection Fund starting around 2016-17.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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At that point, the government’s finances had been buoyed by a surge in oil prices that lifted the budget into its only annual surplus of the last decade, prompting a wave of spending.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rishi Sunak will serve as a senior adviser to both.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Gioia-Beckman, a senior director at the Policy & Innovation Center, noted that all of these different job classifications require many hours of supervised work in addition to classroom instruction.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Duarte sees their work as Brazil’s answer to early [Pedro] Almodóvar, combining the freedom, humor, and the emotional excess of Spain’s Movida Madrileña with Brazil’s own urban and political tensions.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Lightly dredge chicken in flour, and shake off excess.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While anti-aging focuses on achieving a younger appearance, skin longevity emphasizes that prioritizing healthy skin does more than just give you an outward glow.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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For example, if your concern is fine lines and wrinkles, an anti-aging facial may focus on collagen stimulation using retinol, micro-current, and other tightening tools.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The country’s declining birthrate means a shrinking workforce saddled with supporting a swelling elderly population.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the video, an elderly man — played by Hiep Tran Nghia — gingerly hobbles around a stone town before an apocalypse of sorts strikes.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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In Season 1, Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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That's not to say all of Golden State's top contributors are geriatric.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Zombie cells are senescent cells, which are cells that are technically alive but in growth arrest due to a variety of stressors, including oxidative stress and DNA damage.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But having too few senescent cells is dangerous, because senescence helps block tumors.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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