Definition of surplusagenext

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Recent Examples of surplusage In everyday speech, in legal texts and even in translations of Genesis, one person’s surplusage may be another person’s way of dealing with inevitable trade-offs between clarity and concision. Sam Bray, Washington Post, 25 June 2017
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Noun
  • South Africa has seemingly overcome its electricity crisis, with the country’s power utility, Eskom, reporting a power surplus during the winter peak-demand season, but civil society groups are wary of the surplus power being sold to data centers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the study results overall indicate that wearables shouldn’t be the only way to track your calorie deficit or calorie surplus goal.
    Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Store the excess in the refrigerator to keep the green onions fresh for longer.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But there is no question there’s going to be accountability for the corruption, for the excess, for the abuse of power that has existed coming out of this White House.
    NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Surplusage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplusage. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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