as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a mall with a surplusage of stores all selling the same lines of clothing
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Noun
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China, other Asian economies, oil exporters and parts of Europe were accumulating surpluses.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026 -
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Its cruel and even lawless excesses have reverberated around the globe.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
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Though Lord of the Flies surely suffers from some of the bloat endemic to streaming, even its excesses come in the name of emotional potency.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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“Surplusages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplusages. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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