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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
Just be mindful of overindulgence.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While these medications may curb overindulgence, STZ’s premium focus and diversified portfolio provide a buffer against significant disruption.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Walk off your overindulgences at Stockbridge’s cafés and restaurants in the Royal Botanic Garden—a gorgeous green lung in the middle of the city.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Wood symbolizes imagination and creativity, while the snake symbolizes a favorable year with opportunities and to avoid overindulgence.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While these medications may curb overindulgence, STZ’s premium focus and diversified portfolio provide a buffer against significant disruption.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Walk off your overindulgences at Stockbridge’s cafés and restaurants in the Royal Botanic Garden—a gorgeous green lung in the middle of the city.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Wood symbolizes imagination and creativity, while the snake symbolizes a favorable year with opportunities and to avoid overindulgence.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
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McGinn wants passes crisp fired into him and, with Villa’s best passer, Youri Tielemans, coming back to full fitness, the previous wastefulness in the final third may be remedied for good.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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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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Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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There was a profligacy to Palace which was worrying, with plenty of chances created but too many not taken.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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This president doesn’t attempt to hide his gluttony for power and wealth.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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These atomic motions define heat dissipation, chemical reactions and material properties.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Skipping a Walk After Meals After a carb-heavy meal, blood sugar spikes and then drops sharply, a pattern linked to fatigue, anxiety, and overeating.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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Irregular eating patterns with overeating or long periods between meals can lead to digestive problems.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Revelry Reformed Already in the Middle Ages, there existed conflict between those who partook in carnival’s excesses for a higher, spiritual purpose, and those who enjoyed themselves for enjoyment’s sake.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pre-portioning baskets from the start, setting a one-treat-per-day rule after Easter morning and donating or freezing the excess are the strategies parents are actually using.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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But self-indulgence is the whole point of This Music May Contain Hope, and the album wouldn’t work at all without her flamboyant grandiosity.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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That such a hefty topic can be used to create such breathless, eye-watering comedy without tipping into self-indulgence — and without robbing the film of its most meaningful drama — is practically a miracle.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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