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as in luxury
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 surplus
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 superfluity
The 6,500-square-foot three-story contemporary is minimalist in decor but teeming with superfluities, including an elevator, a first-floor gym, a screening room, an infrared sauna and a master-bedroom walk-in closet bigger (and tidier) than my SoHo apartment.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Not business as usual The transition team has been grappling with an agency that has a superfluity of field centers—ten spread across the United States, as well as a formal headquarters in Washington, DC—and large, slow-moving programs that cost a lot of money and have been slow to deliver results.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Randomness emerges as the missing ingredient, the defence against superfluity, the guarantor that any person is, in fact, the only self.
—Hazlitt, 12 June 2024
Retrospectives that span so many decades usually follow a certain arc: skill-building, imitation of admired masters, the finding of a personal voice, maybe a late-in-life fascination with superfluity (think Titian’s brushstrokes or Henry James’s sentences).
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
Not quite as aged as the añejo, Clase Azul Reposado delivers a superfluity of flavor highlighted by cooked agave, tropical fruit, vanilla and toffee.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 July 2022
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Not business as usual The transition team has been grappling with an agency that has a superfluity of field centers—ten spread across the United States, as well as a formal headquarters in Washington, DC—and large, slow-moving programs that cost a lot of money and have been slow to deliver results.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Randomness emerges as the missing ingredient, the defence against superfluity, the guarantor that any person is, in fact, the only self.
—Hazlitt, 12 June 2024
Retrospectives that span so many decades usually follow a certain arc: skill-building, imitation of admired masters, the finding of a personal voice, maybe a late-in-life fascination with superfluity (think Titian’s brushstrokes or Henry James’s sentences).
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
Not quite as aged as the añejo, Clase Azul Reposado delivers a superfluity of flavor highlighted by cooked agave, tropical fruit, vanilla and toffee.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluity
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The Milwaukee area has experienced a nearly 50% jump in luxury home prices recent years as demand for luxury homes rises, according to data from real estate brokerage Redfin.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Despite the early playoff exit, Boston's future looks bright, with the team boasting a surplus of talented young players, including Roman Anthony.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each space has period furniture, original millwork, and all of the luxe amenities discerning travelers expect.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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This Airbnb has also been applauded for its popular amenities, like a washer and dryer, dishwasher, travel crib, bathtub, and patio.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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During winter months when water demand is low, the city would have to store the excess in either a reservoir or some kind of storage basin.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eating restaurant food at home went from an indulgence to an occasional necessity to something virtuous, a sort of 21st-century victory garden.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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These experiences aren’t indulgences.—
Danielle Postel-Vinay,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Game-changing extras like the GSI Outdoors Pioneer Chef’s Tools and Uco Eco 4-piece Mess Kit are worth stocking up on, while prices start at $14.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Balogun, who stole scenes from Ewan McGregor in Paramount+’s A Gentleman in Moscow, has a smooth, searing confidence, mowing through extras and secondary characters with vicious efficiency.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Superfluity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluity. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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