as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Recent Examples of overabundance
Without enough rain, fires could continue to burn through the overabundance of fire fuels like grasses or brush available this year.
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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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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
See all Example Sentences for overabundance
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Austria, known for its use of hydroelectric power, offers an ideal environment for leveraging surplus renewable energy, and a pilot project to use bitcoin mining to help with grid stability is underway between the Austrian Power Grid and 21Energy.Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is back, and this year’s release includes an unusual surplus of 20-Year-Old and 23-Year-Old Family Reserve Bourbons.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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The future of pop, Murphy says, is tipping toward honest excess.Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Occupational licensing excesses have been subjected to bipartisan criticism.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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But we in South Florida are blessed with an abundance of eateries that meet the high standards of a regional certification agency, the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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