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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
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Licensing approvals and manufacturing can take months, so movie merch often arrives long after audiences have moved on, increasing the risk of overproduction.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Fotografixx | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images And where consumer demand today fails to drive companies to tackle the underlying issue of overproduction, impending regulations might.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
20 May 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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The concept is the same – connecting shoppers with grocers who have surplus food nearing its best-by date – but the difference is shoppers choose specific food items offered up by the grocer in the app to pick up in the store.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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The school has been thwarted, in part, by an overabundance of research laboratories across San Diego County.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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The areas in red are indicative of temperatures well in excess of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and include major European cities such as Madrid and Paris.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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That trend could leave Miami with an oversupply of multifamily housing, which could drive rents down further.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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But increasing capacity outside of China is compounding the existing issue of oversupply that spans the entire clean-tech value chain, with global manufacturing capacity now exceeding 200% of what is needed to meet demand.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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“Overstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstock. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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