as in surplus
the act of producing more of something than is needed or wanted
The overproduction of oil caused the fuel companies to lower their prices. Heartburn can be caused by the overproduction of stomach acid.
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Recent Examples of overproduction
Those were the early days of fashion’s reckoning with its addiction to overproduction.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
The relative newness of the industry opens up avenues for collaboration as companies seek to build excitement around digital fashion, and the team hopes that the strength of their digital designs will encourage fashion houses to produce digital items and fight overproduction.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The condition causes the overproduction of red blood cells, thickening the blood and possibly causing serious blood clots.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
The relative newness of the industry opens up avenues for collaboration as companies seek to build excitement around digital fashion, and the team hopes that the strength of their digital designs will encourage fashion houses to produce digital items and fight overproduction.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The condition causes the overproduction of red blood cells, thickening the blood and possibly causing serious blood clots.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overproduction
Noun
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And the $529 million shortfall already assumes $300 million in TIF surplus.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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At Tuesday’s meeting, the school board was informed that the surplus of federal funds that had been used to offer free lunch throughout the district for the past school year was finally depleted.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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Mania, the one side of its polarity, wants novelty, power, movement, excess.—
Cameron Esposito,
Glamour,
12 May 2025
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Amid low hope for progress, one positive outcome for financial markets in talks would be an agreement to bring down tariffs from an excess of 100 percent to levels allowing products to flow each way, Reuters reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Overproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overproduction. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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