as in surplus
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of overdose
Gotham was the first city to open medical offices where addicts could shoot up under supervision of medical personnel behind one-way mirrors in case an addict needs an overdose rescue.
—
Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
This order also directly threatens harm-reduction strategies like safe consumption sites, strategies that successfully lowered overdose deaths in the last four years.
—Antoine Lovell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
Another possibility is that, since overdoses among teens already were uncommon, normal fluctuation produced seemingly dramatic changes, according to the state health department.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2025
An inmate is facing a murder charge after a woman died from a drug overdose at the Dallas County Jail on July 13, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for overdose
Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
This order also directly threatens harm-reduction strategies like safe consumption sites, strategies that successfully lowered overdose deaths in the last four years.
—Antoine Lovell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
Another possibility is that, since overdoses among teens already were uncommon, normal fluctuation produced seemingly dramatic changes, according to the state health department.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2025
An inmate is facing a murder charge after a woman died from a drug overdose at the Dallas County Jail on July 13, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for overdose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
Noun
-
Bespoke pricing takes away this possibility, enabling the seller to seize that consumer surplus for itself.—
George Slover,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
-
The question now, with three straight monthly surpluses and the deficit decreasing, is this: What does Trump do?—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Ultimately, the Rolls-Royce Corniche had become a global symbol of sumptuous indulgence and unbridled excess; the automotive equivalent of lighting a Cuban cigar with a hundred-dollar bill.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
-
Once seen as an impressive point of national pride, the excess of these designs and the earlier Rococo style became a symbol of a corrupt ruling class that served solely its own interests.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Mixing Small-Batch Recipes Sometimes a whisk isn’t quite enough, but hauling out a bulky mixer and all its attachments feels like overkill.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
-
Part Rambo, part Aliens, Predator features the kind of glorious Reagan-era overkill typical of its blockbuster age, marrying shoot-’em-up spectacle to an ingenious narrative hook.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
Noun
-
Hundreds of people filled a committee room and two overflow rooms in a Texas House office building Monday for a hearing over a pair of bills that would restrict the sale of consumable hemp products in the state.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
-
Police have worked with both the brewery and mosque to find a solution, King Jugg has offered shuttles from remote parking and the mosque has tried to steer overflow visitors to a nearby parking lot — but none have eased the problem.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
Noun
-
The corpus of superhero fiction has a surfeit of nasties, dozens upon dozens of antagonists for each of the already multitudinous protagonists.—
Abraham Josephine Riesman,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
-
The five-track set contains contributions from behind-the-scenes stateside pop fixtures like Andrew Watt and Justin Tranter, and comes with a surfeit of physical options for purchase — including four vinyl variants and nine CD variants.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 July 2025
Noun
-
This mixture of oversupply, weakening demand, and negative sentiment in the futures market created a perfect storm, leading to lower prices and dragging EQT stock down alongside them.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
-
Even some trans-Atlantic trips showed signs of oversupply in the market as feverous demand for European trips post-pandemic settles down and inbound tourism to the U.S. drops.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
Noun
-
In turn, the August 2 event created seismic waves with about three times the amplitude of a 2.5 magnitude event that represents the high end of typical activity in the region.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Aug. 2025
-
These disturbances in the water develop at depth and typically have a vertical amplitude on the order of feet—but are normally barely visible on the lake's surface.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share