as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way
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Recent Examples of surfeit
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The five-track set contains contributions from behind-the-scenes stateside pop fixtures like Andrew Watt and Justin Tranter, and comes with a surfeit of physical options for purchase — including four vinyl variants and nine CD variants.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But the younger people making theater now are drawn to it now because they’ve been surfeited with digital culture.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
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Noun
That seemed like a bit of a coup for Chicago (especially given the surfeit of bad news at the time such as the departure of Caterpillar to Texas and Ken Griffin’s Citadel empire to Miami).
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The five-track set contains contributions from behind-the-scenes stateside pop fixtures like Andrew Watt and Justin Tranter, and comes with a surfeit of physical options for purchase — including four vinyl variants and nine CD variants.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Verb
As a theater critic surfeited with plays, radio dramas worked best for me as an unplanned diversion in my car.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But the younger people making theater now are drawn to it now because they’ve been surfeited with digital culture.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfeit
Noun
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The surplus of production has forced local cooperatives to push prices down in order to sell their wines and, as a result, retail prices remain low.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Another highlight was the ReValue Stock Hub, a platform for companies to market surplus materials while promoting sustainable solutions for excess stock through both physical and digital channels.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 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
Verb
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The cafeteria caved, and students were once again able to gorge on cookies at the bargain price of 25 cents apiece.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Volunteers stuffed 1,032 backpacks with 544 1-inch binders, 3,264 pocket folders, 1,826 spiral notebooks, 1,032 pencil cases, 417 crayon packs, 544 colored pencil packs, 2,370 pens, 4,224 pencils, and 961 highlighters.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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Think of them like regular milk chocolate M&M’s stuffed with a small salty pretzel nugget.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This served Xi’s ego—much more than a Nobel nomination would have sated Trump’s—as well as his geopolitical ambitions.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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By the time President Trump announced a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, alarmed by a rapidly increasing U.S. deficit, the gold rush was over, the demand sated.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Surfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfeit. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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