1
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 surpluses
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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Vineyard living and modern luxuries go hand-in-hand at Napa’s Stanly Ranch.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025 -
For those who take their winters seriously (and their luxuries even more so), Montage Big Sky delivers the kind of alpine escape that rewires your idea of a ski trip.—
Charles Curkin,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pot of money has built sizable reserves due to annual surpluses and an arrangement for the fund to share in a portion of tariff revenue, Super added.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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In this approach, BESS handles rapid fluctuations within milliseconds, absorbing short-term surpluses or deficits.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But over the years, there have been tweaks and additions so that kids and adults have all the latest amenities.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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With resort-style amenities, maintenance-free living and a plan for future care in place — should the need arise — life at The Vi is made for comfort and connection.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Septime Webre’s choreography is supposed to have the air of wild and sometimes frenzied social dancing, of Charlestons and Fox Trots and Black Bottoms, of indulging the glorious excesses of the 1920s before the greedier side of the American Dream comes crashing down a few years later.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Zimbalist said state legislatures or Congress may be the most likely to make rules that check such excesses.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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