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
Is the Tequila boom over, and is the industry suffering from a massive oversupply of products?
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Decades after the Flexner Report, in 1980, policymakers anticipated a physician oversupply based on medical school enrollment projections and government investments in the medical workforce.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the National Grid ESO, curtailment of wind power alone cost British consumers over £800 million in 2023, as renewable generators were paid to shut down during periods of oversupply, with the tab being picked up by households.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to Marks, markets are running with the idea of an oversupply of data centeres but ignored Cowen’s report that Google and Meta are stepping in to carry some of the load.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Decades after the Flexner Report, in 1980, policymakers anticipated a physician oversupply based on medical school enrollment projections and government investments in the medical workforce.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the National Grid ESO, curtailment of wind power alone cost British consumers over £800 million in 2023, as renewable generators were paid to shut down during periods of oversupply, with the tab being picked up by households.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to Marks, markets are running with the idea of an oversupply of data centeres but ignored Cowen’s report that Google and Meta are stepping in to carry some of the load.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversupply
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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