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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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Recent Examples of superfluities
If both parties orgasmed, all the better as this would help in the excretion of harmful superfluities.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluities
Noun
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Elite luxuries include a gym, game room, movie theater, and wine cellar.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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Owning your own home is one of the world’s greatest luxuries.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The marketplace did not correct those excesses.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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The United States, widely criticized under President Joe Biden for not reining in brutal Israeli excesses in Gaza, is now trying to curtail Israeli action in tackling the more existential security challenge to its north with Hezbollah.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Travelers arrive expecting amenities that are unavailable, room types that do not exist, or experiences that were never actually bookable together.—
Teresa Mackintosh,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Camping on the Apostle Islands Eighteen of the 21 Apostle Islands are available for camping experiences, though access and amenities vary by island and individual site.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Noun
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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