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Recent Examples of overstock
Santee came into existence in the mid-to-late 1970s for apparel businesses to sell their overstock items on the weekends.
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Lilliam Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
With made-to-order production, the homeowner helps reduce waste by avoiding overstock.
—Gretchen M. Stone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
An overstock of beef taquitos were outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to the Backcountry flagship, the company operates Competitive Cyclist, a dedicated destination for premium road, gravel, and mountain bike gear, and Steep & Cheap, its outlet for past-season and overstock deals.
—Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
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Lilliam Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
With made-to-order production, the homeowner helps reduce waste by avoiding overstock.
—Gretchen M. Stone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
An overstock of beef taquitos were outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to the Backcountry flagship, the company operates Competitive Cyclist, a dedicated destination for premium road, gravel, and mountain bike gear, and Steep & Cheap, its outlet for past-season and overstock deals.
—Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstock
Noun
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So this overproduction led to a lot of overwork and exhaustion.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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That lack of visibility leads to lost revenue from things like stockouts, overproduction, and unpredictable inventory swings.—
John Brearley,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Korea sits at the center of the global HBM (high bandwidth memory) and DRAM (dynamic-random access memory) supply chain, not to mention macro tailwinds including a weaker USD, an accommodative Bank or Korea and a record current account surplus.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Chinn and Ito describe a more rotating pattern, with large surpluses appearing at different times in China, Germany, oil exporters, Japan, and other economies.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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As more carriers and drivers are taken out of service amid an overabundance of trucks and a White House crackdown on trucking compliance, upward pricing pressures continued at the start of 2026.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her targets include some familiar ones, such as the state’s overabundance of taxing bodies like townships and various obscure districts.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yet the outcome of the big bang was somehow a tiny sliver more matter than antimatter—all the galaxies, dust and living things in the universe belong to this minuscule excess.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Delano Miami Beach, which was built in 1947 and became a wildly popular hot spot for celebrities and a symbol of Miami Beach excess after a 1995 renovation, has reopened after six years.—
Connie Ogle
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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When farmers complained about low prices, FDR blamed an oversupply of food.—
John Stossel,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Denver has an oversupply of apartments right now, thanks to a flurry of developers breaking ground when interest rates were low amid the pandemic.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Overstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstock. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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