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as in immoderation
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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master 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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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master 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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Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Arsenal’s wastefulness on the break was evident nine minutes into the game.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 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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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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More political turmoil in the world fourth-largest economy could rattle the bond market as investors gauge whether the next leader will lean toward fiscal discipline or more profligacy.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 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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It’s been a record-breaking summer of gluttony in the Premier League.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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The nutria’s cardinal sin, however, is gluttony.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Enhanced heat dissipation and a 25% boost in energy efficiency ensure reliable, long-lasting performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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As a result, liquid cooling, particularly cold plate liquid cooling, has become the new norm in China’s data centers due to its efficient heat dissipation and relatively simple retrofit process.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Before, Morales was on a constant seesaw of overeating and then starving herself.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Aug. 2025
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The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indulgence can tip over into self-indulgence all too easily; holding back can result in a timidity that makes a song sound at odds with its subject.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
13 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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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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