as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Foreign observers, Liu argues, tend to portray Chinese people as either the enablers or the victims of their government’s excesses.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of reining in those excesses or making insurance work the way it is supposed to, the governor’s budget goes in the opposite direction — stripping away protections for injured people.
—Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Liberal and conservative polls show the president’s support is cratering across all groups because of ICE’s excesses but especially with independents and Latinos, two constituencies crucial to his 2024 triumph and the future of MAGA.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Between the time of the Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution, the framers had become increasingly suspicious of the democratic excesses of legislatures.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
First, the hotel’s (heated) Haven Pool lives up to its name and is a great spot to recover from any excesses—or just to spend a quiet afternoon.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The surge has revived memories of past market excesses, particularly the boom-and-bust cycle of 2015, market veterans told CNBC.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
As much as any other institution—schools, libraries, churches—the public-health system has helped propagate the idea of a commons, often working against historical inertia to curb the excesses of American individualism.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Foreign observers, Liu argues, tend to portray Chinese people as either the enablers or the victims of their government’s excesses.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of reining in those excesses or making insurance work the way it is supposed to, the governor’s budget goes in the opposite direction — stripping away protections for injured people.
—Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Liberal and conservative polls show the president’s support is cratering across all groups because of ICE’s excesses but especially with independents and Latinos, two constituencies crucial to his 2024 triumph and the future of MAGA.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Between the time of the Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution, the framers had become increasingly suspicious of the democratic excesses of legislatures.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
First, the hotel’s (heated) Haven Pool lives up to its name and is a great spot to recover from any excesses—or just to spend a quiet afternoon.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The surge has revived memories of past market excesses, particularly the boom-and-bust cycle of 2015, market veterans told CNBC.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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For many reasons Texans are overtaxed as witnessed by the governor claiming surpluses.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers should strengthen the spending and volatility caps by limiting off budget workarounds and ensuring that one-time surpluses are used responsibly.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some of these volatiles are brought to the moon from the sun via the solar wind, but the abundances of these volatiles, particularly nitrogen, cannot solely be explained by the solar wind.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That figure is likely to keep sliding, particularly if the Fed trims rates later this year.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some popular models that may require midgrade plus fuel include some Dodge Charger and Jeep Grand Cherokee trims.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That specific string cover of Taylor Swift’s anthem backs a different Cinderella-esque scene involving the pair, who miraculously reconnect in the countryside after Araminta (Katie Leung) fires Sophie from her position as housemaid in the Penwood home.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, in which former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick faces a major snub, and Virginia Commonwealth University fires an employee after ICE videos.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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This extension cord with dual USB ports not only provides industrial design to your office setup or living space, but also turns off automatically once your mobile device is charged in order to save your battery.—
Kelsey Borovinsky,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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