overdose

noun

Definition of overdosenext
as in surplus

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Recent Examples of overdose Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes. — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 But on the eve of the release, the band’s lead singer, Andrew Wood, died of a heroin overdose. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026 His cause of death was an accidental overdose of prescription pills. — Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 The risk of diversion, addiction, overdose and death are far too great to risk loosening access to methadone, Trejo argued. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 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
  • South Africa has seemingly overcome its electricity crisis, with the country’s power utility, Eskom, reporting a power surplus during the winter peak-demand season, but civil society groups are wary of the surplus power being sold to data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the study results overall indicate that wearables shouldn’t be the only way to track your calorie deficit or calorie surplus goal.
    — Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • Store the excess in the refrigerator to keep the green onions fresh for longer.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But there is no question there’s going to be accountability for the corruption, for the excess, for the abuse of power that has existed coming out of this White House.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 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
  • The nonprofit thrift store in Homer Glen has been about six years in the making and opened its doors Thursday as cars parked in a nearby overflow lot and customers enjoyed punch and cookies while browsing through the displays.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • How levees work Levees are earthen embankments positioned parallel to a river that effectively raise the height of the banks of the river to prevent overflow when the river swells.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overflow
Noun
  • And yet, the Westfield WTC has struggled with a surfeit of empty space since the beginning.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But for everybody else—renters, homebuyers, sellers—this surfeit has a cost.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 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
  • While the tapestry’s amplitude surpassed the metric limit, the metric itself was misleading, and the work could travel safely with no further changes.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There is genuine debate regarding the amplitude and significance of this apparent decline.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of amplitude

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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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