superabundance

noun

Definition of superabundancenext
1
as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs a superabundance of donations flowed in after the family's plight was seen on national TV

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2
as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed a superabundance of applicants for a limited number of jobs

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  1. abundance
  2. surplus
  3. excess
  4. wealth
Noun
  • 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
  • Curved steel layers cascade down the landscape like a waterfall, while an abundance of windows flood the home with natural light.
    Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • The future of pop, Murphy says, is tipping toward honest excess.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Occupational licensing excesses have been subjected to bipartisan criticism.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of excess
Noun
  • More wealth is built through excellent money management than high incomes; that’s how powerful good money management can be.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione goes on to rail in his manifesto about the disparity between America’s wealth and the quality of its health care, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of wealth
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