as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way
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Recent Examples of surfeit
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Reacher’s having to be the one to warn Kohl that the two of them being seen together in a social setting could imperil her career is typical of the series’ surfeit of Reacher worship, even allowing for the fact that the show is called Reacher.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But surfeited with at-home entertainment options, former subscribers are preferring the flexibility of single-ticket sales.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
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Noun
There are plenty of period pieces on TV, too, with a surfeit of fun costumes and grand settings and now-foreign social rules.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Reacher’s having to be the one to warn Kohl that the two of them being seen together in a social setting could imperil her career is typical of the series’ surfeit of Reacher worship, even allowing for the fact that the show is called Reacher.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
As a theater critic surfeited with plays, radio dramas worked best for me as an unplanned diversion in my car.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But surfeited with at-home entertainment options, former subscribers are preferring the flexibility of single-ticket sales.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfeit
Noun
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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
Verb
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Government intervention is what got us into this pharma glut in the first place.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Government intervention is what got us into this pharma glut in the first place.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 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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Rubinoff has already brought several into the lab, where the caterpillars can gorge themselves on Drosophila pupae with no fear of spiders interrupting the feast.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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For Now While central banks abroad accelerate, private tokens at home are gorging on the vacuum.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 June 2025
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Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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By this logic, the Kremlin might be sated, for example, by a deal that accepts that the occupied parts of Ukraine are rightfully Russian and guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO.—
DMYTRO KULEBA,
Foreign Affairs,
30 May 2025
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And refined grains are less filling and sating than whole grains.—
Caroline Hopkins Legaspi,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Surfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfeit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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