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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overplus
Noun
  • Despite the early playoff exit, Boston's future looks bright, with the team boasting a surplus of talented young players, including Roman Anthony.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During winter months when water demand is low, the city would have to store the excess in either a reservoir or some kind of storage basin.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Overplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplus. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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