as in overflows
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 surpluses
Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?
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Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpluses
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Since 1995, the sewerage district has invested more than $580 million in green infrastructure and flood management projects to improve the landscape's ability to hold onto water, minimizing overflows.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Wetlands protect homes, reduce sewer overflows and safeguard lives.—
Howard Learner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Schnabel actually tones down the excesses.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The other study—an independent laboratory experiment—demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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During this same period, MCTS' new financial tracking system found evidence of budget overages.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Summer's berry bounties and mounds of melons are fleeting.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Many of the gardeners are peers of Kim, 84, and travel from Silverado Apartments to place their hands in the soil, exchange their bounties and socialize, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Surpluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpluses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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