as in excess
being over what is needed
surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction
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as in overflow
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic
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Recent Examples of surplus
Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Taxes enacted a 90-day pause on his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced on April 2.
explains the group
U.S. holds a surplus
American companies are heavily reliant on European customers
Explore this year's list.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2025
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
After expenses totaling $191 million, U.S. Soccer finished the year with a nearly $6 million surplus, marking its first positive fiscal outcome since FY18.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
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Adjective
Most surplus workers can be found crowding freeways every workday, leaving the Inland Empire for jobs in coastal employment hubs.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Taxes enacted a 90-day pause on his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced on April 2.
explains the group
U.S. holds a surplus
American companies are heavily reliant on European customers
Explore this year's list.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2025
Noun
The surplus is projected to dwindle to a shortfall by 2028-2029.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
After expenses totaling $191 million, U.S. Soccer finished the year with a nearly $6 million surplus, marking its first positive fiscal outcome since FY18.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surplus
Adjective
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This is different from the current law, that allows for any excess business loss to be considered a net operating loss, and carried forward for use in future years.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The change in odor and taste is due to the heavy rains that hit just north of the area, leading to excess runoff changing the composition of the Missouri River, KC Water said in a Sunday news release.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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Afterward, Ye was seated in the front row of overflow room 23B, watching the monitor with his bodyguards.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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For approximately 15 minutes, West, his entourage, and Combs' son were alone in the overflow room with four court officers.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Both could conceivably take PSG to extra time and/or PKs, where anything could happen.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Use the extra time of a holiday weekend for a quick jaunt in Leucadia — one that offers coastal views and a couple tough uphill climbs.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Everyone’s here to make one another better, to share tidbits of information, spare knowledge, and that’s the coolest part for me.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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More than a third of the FAA’s 138 ATC systems can no longer be reliably maintained, due to shortages of spare parts and funding, and another 39% were at risk of deteriorating beyond repair, the Government Accountability Office reported last year.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplus. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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