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as in plenty
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader
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Recent Examples of plethora
Even as the game slowed with a plethora of fouls, Golden State executed in the halfcourt.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Proponents say the new monuments will protect a plethora of vulnerable wildlife and culturally significant sites while staving off development and resource extraction — including of clean energy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
While this myth has been debunked by experts, professionals still advise against going to bed without drying your hair for a plethora of reasons.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Families and political leaders alike are frustrated with the plethora of specialized social programs whose cumulative requirements have made claiming public benefits its own full-time job.
—Libby Schaaf, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Proponents say the new monuments will protect a plethora of vulnerable wildlife and culturally significant sites while staving off development and resource extraction — including of clean energy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
While this myth has been debunked by experts, professionals still advise against going to bed without drying your hair for a plethora of reasons.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Families and political leaders alike are frustrated with the plethora of specialized social programs whose cumulative requirements have made claiming public benefits its own full-time job.
—Libby Schaaf, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plethora
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For example, one couple who would have faced a retirement funding shortfall when they had been affected by the WEP and GPO may now have a lifetime surplus of more than $300,000 once those offsets are eliminated, according to MassMutual's computer models.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, Lovehoney has made all the possibilities more reachable by discounting a surplus of devices ahead of February 14 by up to 70 percent off.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
15 Jan. 2025
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Ocean Water More uninformed complaints came in the form of the observation that L.A. is situated next to the Pacific Ocean, a seemingly inexhaustible abundance of water with which to put out fires.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Several wet winters allowed vegetation to flourish, which the current drought turned into an abundance of dry fuel, according to Heather Zehr, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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The same things happened during the early days of the Macri administration, where the excesses of the Kirchner era were quickly investigated, and several high profile officials including former vice president Amado Boudou and Julio De Vido, Public Works Secretary, were arrested in demeaning ways.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The experience of that disaster and others has led to per-event deductibles (or excess) rising from 100 million euros to 400 million euros today.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2025
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Seven secrets that separate high earning entrepreneurs from everyone else Building wealth requires thinking differently to how most people think.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Plethora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plethora. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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