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as in luxuries
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities
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as in excesses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaner
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Noun
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Many luxuries that make the MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro above it) so pleasant to use have been excised from this new member of the family.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026 -
But both Brink and Foligno are luxuries.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Trump supporters are calling out his excesses, while suburban moms join ICE Watch groups.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stomach-turning excesses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned many Americans’ abstract political preference into something uncomfortably concrete.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Unified School District Board, which owns the land, approved Thursday sharing the amenities with its students while preserving the property for the public under a new agreement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility The facilities are ADA compliant, with ramps, elevators, and accessible amenities in place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Budget caps force unprecedented surpluses, which the governor and legislature then used to pay down pension debt and bolster reserves.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s term, CPS has lurched from budget crisis to budget crisis, able only to muddle through due to record-breaking mayoral declarations of tax-increment-financing surpluses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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