overabundance
noun
over·abun·dance
ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s 
plural overabundances
: a large surplus : excess
an overabundance of options
Between the women's movement and the first large wave of baby boomers, the career track was suddenly clogged with an overabundance of qualified people.—
Phillip Moffitt
Phillip Moffitt
overabundant
adjective
Overabundant use of livestock and chicken feed laced with antibiotics is a primary force behind the evolution of drug-resistant strains that then find their way into people.
—Wayne Biddle
Wayne Biddle
Overabundant elk ate trees down to their nubs, leaving beavers with no lumber for their dams, which, in turn, changed the flow of rivers.
—Sara Reardon
Sara Reardon
overabundantly
adverb
The meals … were mainly taken at the hotel and were included in the trip package. We were fed overabundantly three times a day.
—R. V. Denenberg
R. V. Denenberg
… Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, an overabundantly plotted melodrama set in 15th-century Paris.
—Tom Gliatto
Tom Gliatto
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Examples of overabundance in a Sentence
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
One of the leading causes of joint pain is arthritis, which affects around 21% of adults; not surprisingly, there's an overabundance of joint supplements on the market.
—Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 10 Aug. 2024
Instead the disarray relates to an overabundance of connections between modules.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
The overabundance of content felt like homework to audiences who once embraced all things Marvel and, worse, much of what was being released wasn’t well-liked.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overabundance. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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