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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2025
The grandmother told police that Pardo had taken her son to a surplus store and bought him tactical gear, including magazines, a tactical vest, a tactical helmet and army clothing.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
That targeted surplus country will have difficulty retaliating because of its relative lack of imports to sanction.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Adjective
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
The grandmother told police that Pardo had taken her son to a surplus store and bought him tactical gear, including magazines, a tactical vest, a tactical helmet and army clothing.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Noun
That led to a $50 million surplus that funded the U.S. Soccer Foundation.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
That targeted surplus country will have difficulty retaliating because of its relative lack of imports to sanction.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surplus
Adjective
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Nike has been putting together a bespoke team for the high profile project, which had been kept as concealed as excess flesh under a Skims outfit for more than a year until the noisy announcement in February.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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City officials said that hydrology studies for the proposal show no negative impacts and that trench drains would capture any excess water, which would then flow to the nearby Laguna Channel and out to the ocean at Main Beach Park.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
18 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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Ye arrived at about 11:30am and was inside the courthouse watching the testimony from day 23 of the trial in one of the overflow rooms before leaving after about an hour, per court personnel on the scene.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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This simple, oversized button-down shirt can be thrown over a tank top for extra coverage, worn with trousers for a dinner out, or used to elevate a pair of classic jeans.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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At the time, Michelle, now 38, welcomed the extra opportunity to see her baby on the screen.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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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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These forms are complemented by their spare use of textiles like velvet and silk, which soften the clean lines of the collection.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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“Surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplus. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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