to excess
idiom
: more than is usual, normal, or proper
He often eats to excess.
college students who drink to excess
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With regard to excess inventory worth $200 to $300 million, the company plans to turn it into cash over the next 12 to 18 months.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Americans increasingly view alcohol as unhealthy, with recent studies linking alcohol to cancer, and federal health officials attribute 178,000 deaths a year to excess drinking.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Some may see its hosting of a problem gambling show as ironic—like a bartender leading an AA meeting—given its business model depends on betting, potentially to excess.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Barinholtz stars alongside the show’s co-creator Seth Rogen as Sal Saperstein, a hot-mess studio exec prone to excess.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Americans increasingly view alcohol as unhealthy, with recent studies linking alcohol to cancer, and federal health officials attribute 178,000 deaths a year to excess drinking.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Some may see its hosting of a problem gambling show as ironic—like a bartender leading an AA meeting—given its business model depends on betting, potentially to excess.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Barinholtz stars alongside the show’s co-creator Seth Rogen as Sal Saperstein, a hot-mess studio exec prone to excess.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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“To excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20excess. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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