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Recent Examples of supererogatory Precisely as Japan becomes a producer of Honda two-stroke engine motorcycles and other consumer distractions, Mishima is preoccupied with the glories of imperial Japan, revealed in the supererogatory sacrifices of its children. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 Sep. 2020 These supererogatory merits were at the disposal of the pope, who could, in effect, offer them for sale. Marilynne Robinson, New Republic, 12 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supererogatory
Adjective
  • This extra payment can make a big difference in your financial security, Goredema says.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • There is no extra cost to the fare when booking the stopover.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nike has been putting together a bespoke team for the high profile project, which had been kept as concealed as excess flesh under a Skims outfit for more than a year until the noisy announcement in February.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • City officials said that hydrology studies for the proposal show no negative impacts and that trench drains would capture any excess water, which would then flow to the nearby Laguna Channel and out to the ocean at Main Beach Park.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • There are 26 other states with surplus funds in their insurance premium pools.
    Lexi White, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
  • The Mountain View Community Church food ministry program, managed by Heather Winters, partners with Fresh Rescue, a San Diego Food Bank program in which edible, surplus food from grocery stores and restaurants is set aside for nonprofit partners to collect on a scheduled basis.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone’s here to make one another better, to share tidbits of information, spare knowledge, and that’s the coolest part for me.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • These forms are complemented by their spare use of textiles like velvet and silk, which soften the clean lines of the collection.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 26 June 2025

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“Supererogatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supererogatory. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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