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
Examples of overabundance in a Sentence
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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In 2024, the market shifted, leaving an overabundance of training compute and an undersupply of inference compute.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, fruit trees that have been neglected have an overabundance of branches and produce fruit that is small, misshapen, and mediocre flavor.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
That accurately suggests an overabundance of good choices, which helps explain why the race seemed to go down to the wire.
—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
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Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, fruit trees that have been neglected have an overabundance of branches and produce fruit that is small, misshapen, and mediocre flavor.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
That accurately suggests an overabundance of good choices, which helps explain why the race seemed to go down to the wire.
—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
See All Example Sentences for overabundance
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overabundance. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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