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as in immoderation
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as in wastefulness
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Recent Examples of overindulgence
This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving without overindulgence might seem a bit alien to people.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, astronomers discovered a distant black hole that is the master of overindulgence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving without overindulgence might seem a bit alien to people.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgence
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Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Arsenal’s wastefulness on the break was evident nine minutes into the game.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 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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Johnson was also a movement candidate, propelled into office by energized unions, frustrated progressives, and backlash from decades of police intemperance and economic inequality.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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How long Beto remains in the line-up will be determined by whether Saturday’s profligacy comes to be seen as an anomaly or the norm.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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More political turmoil in the world fourth-largest economy could rattle the bond market as investors gauge whether the next leader will lean toward fiscal discipline or more profligacy.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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It’s been a record-breaking summer of gluttony in the Premier League.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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The nutria’s cardinal sin, however, is gluttony.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Using cutting-edge metals for enhanced stiffness and heat dissipation, this most recent version represents a significant generational change.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are built-in cooling fans as well as heat dissipation vents to keep everything cool to ensure stable performance even during long and intensive work sessions.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Before, Morales was on a constant seesaw of overeating and then starving herself.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Aug. 2025
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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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Indulgence can tip over into self-indulgence all too easily; holding back can result in a timidity that makes a song sound at odds with its subject.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Overindulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgence. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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