profusion

noun

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1
as in loads
a considerable amount apples grow in profusion in this valley

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2
as in lavishness
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money in giving gifts to his girlfriend, he was generous to the point of profusion

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“Profusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profusion. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.

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