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as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
a superabundance of donations flowed in after the family's plight was seen on national TV
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a superabundance of applicants for a limited number of jobs
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Recent Examples of superabundance
Three grasses—rice, maize, and wheat—account for 90 percent of this superabundance, supplying us with two thirds of food calories.
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Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superabundance
Noun
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There are stunning coves in abundance on this lush stretch of Peloponnesian coastline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Out of an abundance of caution, Haunted Mansion cast members gave verbal instructions and were deployed to assist guests during the evacuation procedure, according to Disneyland officials.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Lesser and other of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the General Assembly’s majority have recommended tapping state finances, which have achieved unprecedented surpluses for nearly a decade, to help these households buy groceries.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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The concept is the same – connecting shoppers with grocers who have surplus food nearing its best-by date – but the difference is shoppers choose specific food items offered up by the grocer in the app to pick up in the store.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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The areas in red are indicative of temperatures well in excess of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and include major European cities such as Madrid and Paris.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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In an era shaped by social media, widening inequality, and constant exposure to other people’s relationships, wealth, and success, jealousy has become one of the defining but least honestly discussed emotions of adulthood.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
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By employing his knowledge of advanced technology to achieve his goal of crafting a spaceship to transport life-giving water back to his dry planet, Newton creates enormous wealth for his insane aqua-ark idea.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Superabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superabundance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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