as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a mall with a surplusage of stores all selling the same lines of clothing
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Recent Examples of surplusage
In everyday speech, in legal texts and even in translations of Genesis, one person’s surplusage may be another person’s way of dealing with inevitable trade-offs between clarity and concision.
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Sam Bray, Washington Post, 25 June 2017
Sam Bray, Washington Post, 25 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surplusage
Noun
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Crafted from vintage and surplus clothing, the brand explores Ahluwalia’s duel Indian and Nigerian heritage and London roots.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The overall thinking is that having two APOE4 variants messes with elements of your metabolism, and subscribing to the Mediterranean diet could help resolve that disruption by supplying your body and brain with a surplus of certain nutrients.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Aug. 2025
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High rollers are trading the once-glamorous epicenters of excess for local sports bars, crowd-roaring stadiums, grocery lines and even their couches at home—everywhere can be a roulette table when the casino is in your pocket.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Surplusage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplusage. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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