excessed

past tense of excess

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessed
Verb
  • Watch for heated debates in many districts over just whose facilities will be downsized and how that decision will be made.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The couple had already downsized from a two-bedroom apartment to a one-bedroom unit to cut down on their housing expenses.
    Cheyenne DeVon,Zachary Green, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Tudor retired in 1979 and is now 78.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Parker retired on the first day of WNBA training camp, and the Aces announced the news not even three minutes before Stewart’s first media scrum of the season.
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Three weeks remain for Biden to issue more rules, knowing not everything will get axed when overloading the system.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The former second-round pick was expected to get axed after having been a healthy scratch for three consecutive games.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This is the Bears’ fourth losing season in a row and their eighth since Lovie Smith was canned after going 10-6 in 2012.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Head coach Robert Saleh was fired after Week 5, and general manager Joe Douglas was canned six weeks later.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Excessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessed. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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