as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Recent Examples of overabundance
That accurately suggests an overabundance of good choices, which helps explain why the race seemed to go down to the wire.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Much of California’s wildlands are ripe to burn this summer, after two years of record wet winters followed by record hot temperatures left an overabundance of dry brush vegetation.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
This is not only straightforward, but should be simple enough given an overabundance of Unova Pokémon during the upcoming event.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Texas Kids The one club with an overabundance of rookies who could stick is the Texas Rangers.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Much of California’s wildlands are ripe to burn this summer, after two years of record wet winters followed by record hot temperatures left an overabundance of dry brush vegetation.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
This is not only straightforward, but should be simple enough given an overabundance of Unova Pokémon during the upcoming event.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Texas Kids The one club with an overabundance of rookies who could stick is the Texas Rangers.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overabundance
Noun
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That, and the surplus of mentors who played for Dad before him.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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During the Legislature’s budget session in 2023, Minnesota was working with an $18 billion surplus and approved a budget of $72 billion, a jump from the previous $52 billion budget.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Though the film itself received mixed reviews, Kilmer’s committed performance as the self-destructive rocker who epitomized the psychedelic excesses of the 1960s was widely praised.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Drizzle a bit of oil into the skillet and wipe out the excess so only a thin sheen remains.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is also an abundance of in-person events, both regionally and nationally.—
Kody Boye,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Psychologists have long studied the difference between scarcity and abundance mindsets.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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