overstocks

noun

plural of overstock
as in surpluses

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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
  3. overages
  4. redundancies
Noun
  • And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.
    — Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of surpluses
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  • Even though Clinton’s remarks Saturday received muted response on cable news due to the heatwave and Trump’s excesses, online the former President deftly tapped into the shifts among Democrats for a more combative approach to curb MAGA.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of excesses
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  • Such deals would provide flexibility by allowing bonus overages to be pushed into the 2027-28 cap year if necessary.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • But a February memo by the city’s budget director warned that still might not be enough to cover future overages.
    — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of overages
Noun
  • Volkswagen agreed a deal with unions in late 2024 to avoid factory closures in Germany and rule out compulsory redundancies until the end of 2030.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • To protect their downside, leaders can implement circuit breakers, establish structural redundancies, and operate proactively.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of redundancies
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“Overstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstocks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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