in excess

idiom

: in overly large amounts
Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

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During his election campaign, Trump had threatened to impose tariffs in excess of 60% on China. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 The acquisition brought Shamrock’s content-rights holdings to $2.4 billion spanning more than 1,000 films and 3,000 hours of TV, and in excess of 20,000 musical compositions. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 Elon Musk has drastically increased his fortune in the weeks following Donald Trump's presidential election victory to become the first person in history to have a net worth in excess of $400 billion. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 As part of this scheme Da Ying Sze bribed TD Bank employees in order to deposit large amounts of cash –occasionally in excess of one million dollars in a single day —- into accounts not formally under his control. Steve Weisman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in excess 

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“In excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20excess. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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