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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
So there was either a superfluity of honest Dublin women back in the day or a manager who moved around.
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Anne Enright,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
To bear witness to the superfluity of beauty in the world.
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
If both parties orgasmed, all the better as this would help in the excretion of harmful superfluities.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
The Cullinan, which went on sale in 2018 and is now in its second generation, oozes superfluity, and that's totally fine.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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.
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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, from the world at large.
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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.
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Hazlitt,
12 June 2024
Anne Enright,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
To bear witness to the superfluity of beauty in the world.
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
If both parties orgasmed, all the better as this would help in the excretion of harmful superfluities.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
The Cullinan, which went on sale in 2018 and is now in its second generation, oozes superfluity, and that's totally fine.
—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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.
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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, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluity
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The affair is set to be expensive fête typical of luxury celeb nuptials, however the couple donated $26 million to charity ahead of their big day.
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Miami is changing, with waterfront luxury and billionaire property purchases.
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In 2022, California recorded a nearly $100 billion surplus, saved just $10 billion in its rainy day fund and then spent the rest.
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Those include requiring property owners to file a claim with the government for any surplus proceeds from the tax sale.
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The boat comes with modern amenities like special laboratory refrigerators to store water samples and computer desks to allow continuous measurements of water quality while conducting water quality sampling.
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Cruise ships often offer passes for thermal suite areas, which give guests access to amenities like plunge pools, hot and cold therapy rooms and heated loungers.
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Attems Sauvignon Blanc, Venezia Giulia IGT, $20 Attems offers a slightly riper, more generous introduction to Friulian sauvignon blanc, but never veers into tropical excess.
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Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
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Now the carriages are no longer a necessity but an indulgence aimed at tourists.
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Chocolate is one of Americans' favorite indulgences, with consumers spending billions of dollars on it every year.
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These extras and costs are detailed on this Turkey hair transplant cost page of Cosmedica Clinic, a top clinic that operates in Istanbul.
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The sequence required full-scale versions of Corlys’ (Steve Trussaint) and Lohar’s (Abigail Thorn) ships to be built and usable on both a dry tank and wet tank, thousands of gallons of water and extras and, naturally, numerous CGI dragon fights requiring mechanical bucks.
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“Superfluity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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