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as in immoderation
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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
Writings by Pliny the Elder and others testify to the medicinal use of black henbane seeds and leaves, but warn that an overindulgence will result in mind-altering effects.
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
But maybe a little overindulgence is warranted when the recipe is so tasty.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 July 2023
As in the first outing, there's an attempt to frame the three stories as part of the series' continuity, with an overindulgence of Halloween candy causing Bart, Lisa, and Homer to have nightmares.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
This is not a love story undone by overindulgence but one that hinges on it at the expense of developing a deeper logic.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
But maybe a little overindulgence is warranted when the recipe is so tasty.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 July 2023
As in the first outing, there's an attempt to frame the three stories as part of the series' continuity, with an overindulgence of Halloween candy causing Bart, Lisa, and Homer to have nightmares.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
This is not a love story undone by overindulgence but one that hinges on it at the expense of developing a deeper logic.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
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Over a career that made headlines for landmark victories such as a six-figure judgment, later reversed, against LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, Yagman also became notorious for intemperance, most pointedly evidenced by his brutal characterization of a federal judge.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
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In a situation that forbids explicit expressions of intemperance or protest, mischief is the perfect solution.New York Times, New York Times, 7 June 2022
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Defense spending that grows and grows without substantive reforms and allows a department that has never passed an audit to perpetuate its profligacy.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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On the balance of the play, Arsenal probably deserved more than nothing last season and the inverse was true at Villa Park on Saturday evening, decided by the host’s profligacy and conceding at a stage when Arsenal were stumbling.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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In both verses, Lamar raps about how vices like women, gluttony, and drugs led to their downfalls.Justin Curto, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Her take on gluttony, Bachelorette, became a film; the last of plays, Cult of Love, about the sin of pride and inspired in part by Headland’s experience in a devoutly Christian family, will premiere on Broadway this fall.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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The tonal shift goes from melancholy dissipation to ruinously adventurous.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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The device also features thermal architecture that works with the Mac mini 2004 using air ducts and a metal casing that maximizes heat dissipation from the SSD and its controller.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 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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So many promising attacks and dangerous free kicks are sacrificed at the altar of self-indulgence.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
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For the first time, there’s self-indulgence, tenderness.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
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The former New York real estate developer has put his name on a profusion of products in recent years, including sneakers, Bibles, books and watches.Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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We’ve been catapulted into this nebulous state by the powerful convergence of widespread broadband access, the profusion of mobile devices enabling near-constant Internet connectivity, and hundreds of innovations that have made data centers much easier to build and run.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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