OVERSTOCKS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

overstocks

noun

plural of overstock

as in surpluses

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Noun

Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of surpluses

Noun

In recent years, officials in cities such as San Francisco and Philadelphia have moved to rein in the excesses of harm-reduction policies.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Take Derrida, whose brand of deconstruction came to stand for both the grandest insights and worst excesses of theory.

— Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of excesses

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Enterprises are now navigating a fast-changing mix of tokens, credits, model tiers, usage limits, overages and more inside existing software contracts.

— Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Such deals would provide flexibility by allowing bonus overages to be pushed into the 2027-28 cap year if necessary.

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of overages

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The automaker had agreed a deal with unions in late 2024 to avoid factory closures in Germany and rule out compulsory redundancies until the end of 2030.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Corinaldesi ruled out layoffs or redundancies, quashing the concerns of local trade union Filcams Cgil over the fate of the 200 workers employed by LuisaViaRoma at the time.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

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