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Noun
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For one, the education proposal would, in effect, erase the state’s TABOR surplus, or the money collected over the revenue cap.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The bags come in a variety of colors and textures, and were sourced from surplus and sample leathers in Mulberry’s archives.—
Mary Wenthur,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The goal is not to eliminate necessities, but to remove the excess that clutters both your space and your mind.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Start with a dry face, massage it in to loosen things up, then apply water to emulsify, and reach for a washcloth to get rid of any excess.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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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
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The Airy Shell is super lightweight, incredibly roomy, and never felt like overkill.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Missiles cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, are limited in quantity and can be overkill for a quadcopter drone that costs less than a laptop.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the Seahawks hoisted the trophy on the field, amid the gigantism and confetti cannons and surfeit on display, a sense of perspective seemed to have been restored.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The galaxy sports not only a bright newborn jet but also a surrounding surfeit of older material blasted out by past AGN episodes.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The reality is that on the streets 0% are getting better, and many overdose daily.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Gabrielle Bogut told legislators Wednesday about her brother, Patryk Bogut, who died alone at home of an overdose in 2023.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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Though the threat of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is still high, the egg industry now has an oversupply, and wholesale egg prices in early January were at record lows, an egg farmer and others in the industry told USA TODAY.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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For customers, this oversupply means cheaper butter.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Riders flow through rails and jumps, linking tricks that get judged on difficulty, execution, amplitude and style.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But a medal will likely require her to nail an extra level of difficulty against competitors whose runs often contain more amplitude and rotations.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Superfluousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluousness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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