as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an oversupply of new homes is helping to drive down housing prices
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Recent Examples of oversupply
Lithium, a key component of EV batteries, saw a significant drop of 21.8%, reflecting temporary oversupply and slowing demand growth in China.
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Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Plus years of excessive demand have sparked an oversupply of agave — the main ingredient in tequila — causing prices to sharply decline as inventory goes unsold, damaging profits for farmers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
The Texas housing market is undergoing a substantial correction, driven by a combination of oversupply, declining demand and persistent affordability issues.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
The idea behind it is to curb the oversupply of rice, in order to indirectly, but nevertheless artificially, ensure rice prices remain relatively high.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025
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Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Plus years of excessive demand have sparked an oversupply of agave — the main ingredient in tequila — causing prices to sharply decline as inventory goes unsold, damaging profits for farmers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
The Texas housing market is undergoing a substantial correction, driven by a combination of oversupply, declining demand and persistent affordability issues.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
The idea behind it is to curb the oversupply of rice, in order to indirectly, but nevertheless artificially, ensure rice prices remain relatively high.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversupply
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New movies and series are added to Apple TV Plus every Wednesday and Friday, ad-free, and in surplus.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
26 May 2025
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Connecticut has funneled $12.5 billion in surpluses since 2017 to build reserves and scale back pension debt, a furious pace that far outstrips any similar effort in modern history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Read More: Lee Jae-myung Aims to Steer South Korea Through Crisis A populist shaped by his years as a labor and human rights lawyer, Lee has long advocated for a stronger state role in redistributing economic gains and curbing the excesses of South Korea’s powerful conglomerates.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
3 June 2025
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But the soft power derived from American culture will not survive the excesses of the U.S. government during the next four years if American democracy continues to erode and the country acts as a bully abroad.—
Robert O. Keohane,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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