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also plusses
1
as in increases
something added (as by growth)
a recalculation of the year's income that resulted in a plus in the company's profits
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2
as in excesses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
the supply of cranberries is greatly in plus of the demand for them in the market
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Recent Examples of pluses
Its low deductible and month-to-month coverage are pluses, as well, since most warranty companies lock you into a multi-year contract.
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of pluses for playing (in KC).
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
There are just too many pluses that far outweigh the minuses.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Precise laser pluses ‘freeze’ atoms in place Interestingly, the team found that this metastable form preserves most of the electronic characteristics of the original crystalline silicon, including a slightly smaller band gap, a key factor in determining how the material conducts electricity.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest pluses at the beginning of the Brendon McCullum and Stokes blitzkrieg was the actual statistics.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of pluses for playing (in KC).
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
There are just too many pluses that far outweigh the minuses.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Precise laser pluses ‘freeze’ atoms in place Interestingly, the team found that this metastable form preserves most of the electronic characteristics of the original crystalline silicon, including a slightly smaller band gap, a key factor in determining how the material conducts electricity.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest pluses at the beginning of the Brendon McCullum and Stokes blitzkrieg was the actual statistics.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pluses
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Schnabel actually tones down the excesses.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ongoing losses could necessitate equity raises, diluting existing shareholders and weighing on per-share returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Without a new budget, the state continues to operate based on the one from the previous year until a new one is passed, meaning teachers and other state workers will not get raises until then.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unrealized gains are marked-to-market, and a hefty tax bill may follow.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Voters instead delivered gains to both far-right and far-left parties.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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For example, what are the sales tools or marketing tools AI has enabled that didn’t exist last year or two years ago but are creating massive boosts in productivity?—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pluses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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