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
In this approach, BESS handles rapid fluctuations within milliseconds, absorbing short-term surpluses or deficits.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
What regulated actual Southern credit markets, when bondpeople were used as collateral for loans, were surpluses from slave labor, not short-term fluctuations in slave prices.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?
—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
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
What regulated actual Southern credit markets, when bondpeople were used as collateral for loans, were surpluses from slave labor, not short-term fluctuations in slave prices.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?
—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
Noun
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Human waste and trash overflows became so problematic at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California that the parks were forced to close, according to the association.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Post updated to remove comparison to buffer overflows and SQL injections.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet, in spite of its frequent excesses, The Hunger is perhaps the most introspective and mature film Scott would make.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Martin and Shellback take a lucrative existing sound and shuck the excesses.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The measured abundances of the light elements throughout the Universe verified the predictions of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, while also demonstrating the need for fusion in stars to provide the heavy elements in our cosmos.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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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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The bounties ranged from $5,000 for an agent or officer to $50,000 for a high-ranking official, with intermediate amounts for commanding roles, according to the DHS disclosure obtained by the Washington Examiner.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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New bounties will always be rolling in, so players should check with The Ghoul often to pick up the latest bounties – and their rewards upon completion, of course.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Surpluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpluses. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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