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Noun
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John Kmiec, director of Tucson Water, said Tucson’s aggressive conservation programs have made that kind of surplus possible.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The Royals currently have a surplus of starters returning next season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Held in May of last year, the dinner saw walkouts and howls of dissent as Ari Emanuel tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what the super-agent saw as an overkill response to the October 7 attacks.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Giving a sniper rifle explosive rounds that also cause electrical shocks seems like overkill, but shooting that gun never gets old.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From a surfeit of forwards, the Mavs are glaringly lacking in guards.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the nuns could be transformed into spa therapists at a wellness retreat and the toxin explained away as a surfeit of matcha.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The novel tells the story of Helena Weston, a London college student who returns to New York City to clear her sister's name, after she was accused of causing the overdose that killed her and her fiancé.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The health agency has targeted homeless populations for education — including how to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, said its director, Veronica Kelley.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Industry leaders warn the change could lead to layoffs and further strain dispensaries already struggling with low prices and oversupply.—
Elissa Robinson,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The sell off comes as oil prices hit a 4-month low due to concerns about oversupply in the market.—
Adrian van Hauwermeiren,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What would the amplitude of those gravitational wave fluctuations be?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a person sleeps, this synchrony grows, producing brain waves that are lower in frequency and higher in amplitude.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Superfluousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluousness. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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