as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way
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as in gorges
to fill with food to capacity
having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings
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And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation.
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.
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Once in Dun, Mathilda gorges herself on strange delicacies while assembling disparate pieces of Hermia.
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
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And some creators, like Yeezy, see their right to print guns as an essential bulwark against the darkest excesses of America’s current government.
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.
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“Surfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfeits. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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