overdose

noun

Definition of overdosenext
as in surplus

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Recent Examples of overdose Hayden Panettiere's fatal overdose is a stark reminder that the fentanyl crisis has not gone away, even as the United States makes genuine progress in reducing overdose deaths since peaking in 2022. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Leading man Cory Monteith died due to an accidental overdose in 2013, and costar Naya Rivera passed away in 2020 in an accidental drowning while on a boat excursion with her young son. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026 On September 21, People reported that Presley suffered from an apparent overdose and went into cardiac arrest. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Her death was ruled an accidental overdose, Greenville County Coroner Mike Ellis said a statement provided to the Daily News, with no sign of foul play or trauma. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overdose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
  1. surplus
  2. excess
  3. overkill
  4. overflow
  5. surfeit
  6. oversupply
  7. amplitude
Noun
  • The law allows national and state member banks to invest up to 20% of their capital and surplus in affordable housing, small business lending and community revitalization.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The recent closing of Hawthorne Race Course brought a surge in the number of surplus thoroughbreds.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • An approach to hospitality in which elegance is expressed not through excess, but through the relevance of every gesture and the thought behind every choice.
    — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Victorians adored houseplants and incorporated them into their interiors with gleeful maximalist excess.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of excess
Noun
  • The chaotic, violence-laden sequence is but the first of many in a film that aspires to classic Hollywood action movie status but reduces its effectiveness through overkill of both the literal and figurative kind.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • His métier is statistics, but his real talent is finding something unexpectedly moving beneath the statistical overkill of American sports.
    — Spike Carter, Air Mail, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of overkill
Noun
  • Minor tidal overflows, especially during the late morning high tides.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Staff have set up a TV for overflow viewing just outside the courtroom.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of overflow
Noun
  • One thing no one will ever remember about it is the album having a surfeit of bass.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, the Westfield WTC has struggled with a surfeit of empty space since the beginning.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • The peak moving season in the apartment market is spring and summer, but an oversupply of new units changed that seasonal dynamic with respect to rents and vacancies.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • An eventual oversupply of housing has now led to whole ghost districts and empty projects in many places.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of oversupply
Noun
  • Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of amplitude

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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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