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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
The Bible never calls wine evil – only the overindulgence of it.
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Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Just be mindful of overindulgence.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While these medications may curb overindulgence, STZ’s premium focus and diversified portfolio provide a buffer against significant disruption.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Wood symbolizes imagination and creativity, while the snake symbolizes a favorable year with opportunities and to avoid overindulgence.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Just be mindful of overindulgence.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While these medications may curb overindulgence, STZ’s premium focus and diversified portfolio provide a buffer against significant disruption.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Wood symbolizes imagination and creativity, while the snake symbolizes a favorable year with opportunities and to avoid overindulgence.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
Noun
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Sure enough, Spurs’ wastefulness was punished.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.—
William E. Watson,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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At a deeper level, this is a gluttony issue.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are some outlier lines that hint at abundance or gluttony—your lines of coke or of conga—but lines generally broadcast supply problems: breadlines, Cuban bodega lines, embargo-era gas lines.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
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To measure overall turbulence, Turbli used a metric called the eddy dissipation rate, or EDR, to assign turbulence level scores.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Brembo says the discs have been designed for rapid heat dissipation, while the mineral oil's viscosity remains stable across a wide range of temperatures.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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Smoked Salmon Both salmon and eggs contribute protein to your morning, a great nutrient to frontload in your day to help prevent overeating later.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
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Skipping breakfast or relying on sugary, low-fiber foods can lead to energy crashes and overeating later in the day.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
13 May 2026
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Temperatures in excess of 82 degrees Fahrenheit are considered ideal conditions for tropical storm or hurricane development.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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With 17 songs and a long runtime, In Time of Dragons is a reminder that Tori Amos has never shied away from self-indulgence.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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But self-indulgence is the whole point of This Music May Contain Hope, and the album wouldn’t work at all without her flamboyant grandiosity.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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