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as in immoderation
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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As Christmas 2024 rolls over to New Year 2025, many of us will turn our minds to diets to offset the effects of our annual period of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving without overindulgence might seem a bit alien to people.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As Christmas 2024 rolls over to New Year 2025, many of us will turn our minds to diets to offset the effects of our annual period of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving without overindulgence might seem a bit alien to people.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
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But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.—
William E. Watson,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Johnson was also a movement candidate, propelled into office by energized unions, frustrated progressives, and backlash from decades of police intemperance and economic inequality.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Bitcoin and the rest of crypto are on the rise to supposedly save us us from the financial profligacy of untrustworthy governments.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Along with this came a tightening of the rules intended to avoid the profligacy of the previous decades.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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La Piscine’s dark summer romp through the dangers of lust, jealousy, and gluttony proves nothing is ultimately sexier than the privilege of indifference.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Rules for the spectacle of gluttony and patriotism are simple: Contestants have 10 minutes to eat as many Nathan’s Famous hot dogs as humanly possible.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2025
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Other factors that tend to accelerate hurricane likelihood from August through October include the dissipation of Saharan Dust.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Majin Bu's report also notes that Apple is using a steel battery case, which will improve heat dissipation and increase energy density.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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This goes beyond LinkedIn's occasional awkwardness or self-indulgence.—
Nathan Pettijohn,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The rapid profusion of open-source software has prompted development of the U.S. Government’s Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).—
Guy Fedorkow,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2025
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Petunias can quickly use up the available nutrients to fuel their profusion of flowers.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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