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
The loss of one species can tilt an environment, causing the overabundance or eradication of another, with effects rippling down the food chain.
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Tom Page, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Queuers would rather sit on the floor than skip the lounge for a chair at the gate, a desperation that might have something to do with Instagram envy, inequality, or an overabundance of premium-economy professionals with business-class expectations.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
While some see overabundance and others see scarcity, a distinction that appears to bridge the gap is the level of talent under discussion.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The boom has materialized thanks to an overabundance of solar panels available from neighboring China, which has been steadily ramping up its production of solar technology.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
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Tom Page, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Queuers would rather sit on the floor than skip the lounge for a chair at the gate, a desperation that might have something to do with Instagram envy, inequality, or an overabundance of premium-economy professionals with business-class expectations.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
While some see overabundance and others see scarcity, a distinction that appears to bridge the gap is the level of talent under discussion.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The boom has materialized thanks to an overabundance of solar panels available from neighboring China, which has been steadily ramping up its production of solar technology.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overabundance
Noun
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The film’s surplus of action and chase scenes follows the same rigid formula of swooping camera movements and game power-up deus ex machinas that no sequence ever proves particularly exciting.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Bryant School is just one surplus building.—
Thomas White,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Set in a secluded Catalonian villa, the irksomely stylish story centers on a rich family living in insulated excess until an outsider disrupts their precarious peace.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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This year, the unusually warm weather in March, plant abundance and a healthy amount of prey were early signals to rattlesnakes to begin their activity.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Jewish tradition, the Talmud makes numerous references to pickled vegetables, particularly turnips, which symbolize abundance and endurance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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