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Noun
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That, and the surplus of mentors who played for Dad before him.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025 -
During the Legislature’s budget session in 2023, Minnesota was working with an $18 billion surplus and approved a budget of $72 billion, a jump from the previous $52 billion budget.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Photographed memorably on Gisele Bündchen by Nick Knight, the collection became emblematic of early-aughts excess and the bold, if controversial, cultural mashups of John Galliano’s Dior reign.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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This excess leads to various plumbing and health problems, including mineral deposits on plumbing fixtures, restricted water flow through pipes, dry skin and hair, and prematurely faded clothing and other laundry items.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Since the 2015 Progeny box already gave us seven full concerts from the same tour, an additional show is welcome, but a bit of an overkill.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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This might sound like overkill, but as the car heats up and snow starts to slide, roof snow can fall onto windshields and obscure vision at intersections or when pressing on the brakes.—
Kade Krichko,
Outside Online,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These new forms of rational approach to the natural world created a surfeit of information often conveyed through equally new modes of visual address.—
Red Cameron,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2025
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Toward the island’s center, explore mountainous terrain cloaked in tea plantations and a surfeit of Buddhist and Hindu temples.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Although provisional data for 2023 shows a slight decline in overdose deaths, the overall trend over the past decade indicates a steady rise.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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As opioid overdose deaths have trended down in the state in the last three years, there are more people needing treatment.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The global steel market is contending with weak demand and oversupply, putting downward pressure on steel prices.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The tariffs, coupled with an oversupply of Chinese steel and a downturn in South Korea’s construction sector, have put the steel manufacturer under pressure since the start of the year, The Korean Herald reported last week.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The algorithms in Google’s Pixel Watch look for changes in pulse amplitude that might be a sign of cardiac arrest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Superfluousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluousness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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