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
The new fund launches against a backdrop of oversupply in the market.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 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
American farmers say an oversupply of eggs is forcing them to sell at rock-bottom rates, while expenses like packaging and shipping continue to climb.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The listings are yet another sign that the wine industry downturn, plagued by a multiyear decline in sales and an oversupply of wine and grapes, is having a major impact on the industry’s biggest power players.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 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
American farmers say an oversupply of eggs is forcing them to sell at rock-bottom rates, while expenses like packaging and shipping continue to climb.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The listings are yet another sign that the wine industry downturn, plagued by a multiyear decline in sales and an oversupply of wine and grapes, is having a major impact on the industry’s biggest power players.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for oversupply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversupply
Noun
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Major countries such as India are having to ration oil and gas, which, until recently, were projected to be in surplus.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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That’s because Citizens hasn’t always been able to keep a surplus of cash capable of paying millions of claims or anything close to it.—
Scott Pham,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set in a secluded Catalonian villa, the irksomely stylish story centers on a rich family living in insulated excess until an outsider disrupts their precarious peace.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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