as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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Recent Examples of overabundance
Particularly in complex urban environments where there is an overabundance of unpredictability and weird street grids.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So these companies are basically backing away in an overabundance of caution.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
But his starts could be limited because the Dodgers have an overabundance of starters and are reluctant to risk injury by asking him to pitch too many innings.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So these companies are basically backing away in an overabundance of caution.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
But his starts could be limited because the Dodgers have an overabundance of starters and are reluctant to risk injury by asking him to pitch too many innings.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overabundance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overabundance
Noun
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Abiy has said the dam will improve access to electricity for the almost half the population who had none as recently as 2022, and export the surplus to the region.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is even a world in which Winnipeg’s best play is to forget about its surplus of veteran defencemen, giving Salomonsson third-pairing minutes as soon as this season.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 1956, long before those flashy rhinestone jumpsuits, the infamous Jungle Room, and all the Vegas excess, Elvis was just a handsome, super-talented guy playing high schools and military bases along the Gulf coast.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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All of the particles and antiparticles of the Standard Model, even the unstable ones, were created in great abundance under these early conditions.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Progressive economists like Ezra Klein champion abundance while conservative governors slash regulations.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overabundance. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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