as in excesses
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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At one event in the backyard of a handsome home in Concord, Emanuel greeted voters and practiced a stump speech that highlighted strains on the middle class and the excesses of the tax system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026 -
Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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That’s because those surpluses were propped up by COVID-era relief funds when Joe Biden was president.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Lesser and other of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the General Assembly’s majority have recommended tapping state finances, which have achieved unprecedented surpluses for nearly a decade, to help these households buy groceries.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Overproductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overproductions. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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