superfluities

plural of superfluity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluities
Noun
  • Sanogo said that, when individuals do not have the resources to buy everyday essentials or discretionary luxuries, seeing others treat expensive items casually can create feelings of scarcity, which may lead to envy or resentment.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Each comes equipped with a woodstove, real mattresses, and running water—unexpected luxuries so far from civilization.
    Outside Editors, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In this approach, BESS handles rapid fluctuations within milliseconds, absorbing short-term surpluses or deficits.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • What regulated actual Southern credit markets, when bondpeople were used as collateral for loans, were surpluses from slave labor, not short-term fluctuations in slave prices.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In practice, that means if a user is searching for a stay in a particular area with certain criteria that isn’t available, Airbnb will now suggest other rentals with similar prices and amenities in nearby areas.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The old main building at United’s training base did have similar amenities but the new, improved complex invites players to use them more frequently.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Another, William Durant, had secretly met with President Herbert Hoover earlier in the year, to lean on him to stop the Federal Reserve Board from curbing Wall Street’s excesses.
    Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, in spite of its frequent excesses, The Hunger is perhaps the most introspective and mature film Scott would make.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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