as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an oversupply of new homes is helping to drive down housing prices
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Recent Examples of oversupply
Global milk prices have crashed, driven by a massive oversupply, causing prices to plummet below production costs and threatening many small-to-mid-sized dairy farms.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
But for context, the year started with the lowest pricing levels since the pandemic because of a fundamental global oversupply and a relative lack of geopolitical disruptions.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
That proposal, which pre-dated the mid-January announcement that the Modesto cannery would close, follows a similar structure used for a tree-pull program in 2005, in which the government assisted to correct an oversupply of cling peaches.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
As the 1920s came to an end, the effects of the Great Depression combined with an oversupply of wheat to send prices tumbling.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
But for context, the year started with the lowest pricing levels since the pandemic because of a fundamental global oversupply and a relative lack of geopolitical disruptions.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
That proposal, which pre-dated the mid-January announcement that the Modesto cannery would close, follows a similar structure used for a tree-pull program in 2005, in which the government assisted to correct an oversupply of cling peaches.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
As the 1920s came to an end, the effects of the Great Depression combined with an oversupply of wheat to send prices tumbling.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversupply
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Back then, online purchases hadn’t been invented, experiences were less curated, and the World Cup was regarded as a festival of soccer rather than an opportunity to extract consumer surplus.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Of course, Indiana closed fiscal year 2025 with a $676 million surplus and billions in reserves, which makes these sorts of decisions possible.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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How war became inevitable Yet Netanyahu shows no concern for how Israel’s excesses are fueling antisemitism in what has been Israel’s only dependable ally.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy, in particular, was thought to have turned down an offer in excess of Jon Rahm’s reported £500 million contract.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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