as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity
prefers not to watch those nature programs where all they show are predators glutting themselves on the kill
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Recent Examples of glut
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Those efforts to liquidate old inventory have hit profit margins and sales because Nike has had to rely on deep discounts, clearance channels and the off-price sector to clear out that glut.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
The firm expects to see rent growth pick back up eventually, but says the supply glut needs to work itself out first.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
And young talent is solidified in a variety of key roles to the Broncos’ climb in 2025, from Bo Nix to a glut of top receivers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Those efforts to liquidate old inventory have hit profit margins and sales because Nike has had to rely on deep discounts, clearance channels and the off-price sector to clear out that glut.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Noun
The firm expects to see rent growth pick back up eventually, but says the supply glut needs to work itself out first.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
The firm expects to see rent growth pick back up eventually, but says the supply glut needs to work itself out first.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glut
Noun
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Several were already sold out by 1 p.m. Thursday, but other restaurants open up their surplus shop in the evening.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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That one is a negative, however, as their +68 pop up surplus is quite a drag on their offense.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Kimmel said the country has an oversupply domestically of scrap metal, if U.S. companies cannot export.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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There's currently a global oversupply of those metals — even some terrestrial mines are going idle.—
Daniel Ackerman,
NPR,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Washington now has a surfeit of shooting guards with C.J. McCollum, Marcus Smart and Bub Carrington, but trades will likely have that worked out that by midseason.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Panthers general manager Bob Clarke, president Bill Torrey and coach Roger Neilson knew there wouldn’t be a surfeit of offensive talent in the expansion draft.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The downside there is that if the infinite Einsteins are acting like lemmings, this seems to increase the chances of any mistakes being given an overabundance of confidence.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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So these companies are basically backing away in an overabundance of caution.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Sip wines made right on-site, sweat out nights of excess in the barrel sauna and cold plunge, and savor in-room breakfasts and alfresco wine dinners.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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With no shortage of natural night in this nursery, there’s little need for an excess of lamps or harsh overhead lighting, though the boho-style chandelier Storm added complements the wood finishes throughout the space.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
Noun
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After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Trying to stop it is like ordering the tides to stop.—
Matt O'Brien,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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To be sure, the rising tide didn't lift all boats: Retail investor favorites Palantir and Nvidia both took a leg down in the session.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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“Glut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glut. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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