superfluousness

noun

as in surplus

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluousness
  1. surplus
  2. excess
  3. superfluity
  4. overkill
  5. surfeit
  6. overdose
  7. oversupply
  8. amplitude
Noun
  • The oil surplus has allowed the US to replenish some of its key inventories – particularly in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Acknowledging a dearth of affordable childcare program slots statewide, the governor and lawmakers have invested $712 million in potential surplus over the past two years into a childcare expansion program.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • In 2021, Johnson was paid in excess of $7,500 in connection with her work for the companies, including the one that had received the payment from the reselling company, according to court documents.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But Halloween excess, with its pillowcases full of candy, elaborate costumes for everyone from babies to adults to dogs (and a few unlucky cats), could not be more American.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of excess
Noun
  • The gap between the two suggests a superfluity that has long dogged the business.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • So there was either a superfluity of honest Dublin women back in the day or a manager who moved around.
    — Anne Enright, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of superfluity
Noun
  • Lead director Tim Van Patten avoids cinematic overkill, framing the action in a natural, not a cinematic space.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And if two new buildings seem like overkill, think of all those data centers.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of overkill
Noun
  • Binoche plays Amanda with a surfeit of tenderness for her mother, who goes from being lucid to infantile without warning.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But well told is not the same as telling, and, in the end, the overarching claims in his book are occluded rather than revealed by the surfeit of detail.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • Brancato said that in the last six months, Connecticut Children’s has seen around 40 kids who came in because of a Benadryl overdose.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But data on the most serious risks — overdose and death — are murky.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of overdose
Noun
  • Sales inside China have suffered as an oversupply of many goods, from autos and TVs to shoes and electronics, has pumped up competition in overcrowded industries, prompting manufacturers to step up overseas expansions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • With total revenue expected to grow at least 80% (higher with additional supply), Client becomes less relevant at < 10% of sales by [the second half of 2027], yet AMD is keeping pricing amidst a 1H oversupply.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of oversupply
Noun
  • The amplitude of this up and down motion is still debated, though.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of amplitude
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