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as in immoderation
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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
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.
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
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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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While an eight-game winning run saw Cherki, Foden and Haaland hit their devastating best, three frustrating draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion were characterised by wastefulness in front of goal.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
12 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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The profligacy, for sure, with Everton contriving to surrender a 1-0 lead in the space of eight remarkable second-half minutes in which defender Jake O’Brien was also sent off.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Raising its own bar for college sports profligacy, the University of Texas’s athletic department reported spending $375.9 million in operating expenses in fiscal 2025—a $50 million jump over its previous, record-setting year.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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During the seven deadly sins photoshoot, the model was assigned to portray the sin of gluttony.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The real culprit, though, is the gluttony of college football.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
2 Dec. 2025
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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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Experts question the feasibility and timeline, citing technological challenges including radiation-resistant chips, heat dissipation and communication obstacles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The fiber can promote satiety and help prevent late-night overeating.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
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Honor your hunger - eat before hunger becomes excessive to prevent overeating.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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The goal is not to eliminate necessities, but to remove the excess that clutters both your space and your mind.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Start with a dry face, massage it in to loosen things up, then apply water to emulsify, and reach for a washcloth to get rid of any excess.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hurry Up Tomorrow rehearses the familiar images and themes that have always tormented the Weeknd, but here they are cast in a new light as the narrator struggles to find heaven after a lifetime of self-indulgence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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However, you might be inclined to extravagance or self-indulgence today.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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