overages

plural of overage

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Recent Examples of overages Enterprises are now navigating a fast-changing mix of tokens, credits, model tiers, usage limits, overages and more inside existing software contracts. Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Such deals would provide flexibility by allowing bonus overages to be pushed into the 2027-28 cap year if necessary. Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 June 2026 But a February memo by the city’s budget director warned that still might not be enough to cover future overages. Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 When measuring shrink, companies tend to look at it on a net basis, factoring in both overages and shortages. Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Plagued by budget overages, the project also fell victim to a conservative revolt, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation. Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025 All plans include unlimited data and a free modem, making Spectrum a strong pick for households wanting predictable monthly costs without data overages. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025 DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages. Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overages
Noun
  • Both post test scores far below the state average, and the funding formula leaves Hartford’s own school district starved while CREC thrives with surpluses.
    State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • In recent years, officials in cities such as San Francisco and Philadelphia have moved to rein in the excesses of harm-reduction policies.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Take Derrida, whose brand of deconstruction came to stand for both the grandest insights and worst excesses of theory.
    Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

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“Overages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overages. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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