as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Others take aim at the excesses of consumer culture, as seen on the forums for anti-consumption and frugal and simple living.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
How war became inevitable Yet Netanyahu shows no concern for how Israel’s excesses are fueling antisemitism in what has been Israel’s only dependable ally.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, consumer sentiment has weakened, the disruptive threat of AI looms, and there are concerns about excesses in private credit.
—Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026
Much like the idea of therapy as corporate espionage, the government procurement process is a counterintuitive way into examining the excesses of tech culture.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
If Yerson Mosquera can learn to curb his excesses then the emotional defender is one of those with the talent to stay at this level.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
Without explicit mention of the Epstein survivors, Khanna said Charles’ message on the excesses of executive power was undermined.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Others take aim at the excesses of consumer culture, as seen on the forums for anti-consumption and frugal and simple living.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
How war became inevitable Yet Netanyahu shows no concern for how Israel’s excesses are fueling antisemitism in what has been Israel’s only dependable ally.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, consumer sentiment has weakened, the disruptive threat of AI looms, and there are concerns about excesses in private credit.
—Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026
Much like the idea of therapy as corporate espionage, the government procurement process is a counterintuitive way into examining the excesses of tech culture.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
If Yerson Mosquera can learn to curb his excesses then the emotional defender is one of those with the talent to stay at this level.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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For the last quarter of the 20th century, presidents and Congresses of both parties annually debated how to reduce deficits and several times reached consequential multi-year deals, culminating during the second Clinton term in four straight years of surpluses.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Huge surpluses of nutrients congregate in the dense urban corridors of the Northeast and the massive livestock hubs of the West.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Dec. 2025
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The third round of voting trims the field to four restaurants.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Yale Repertory Theatre is using a 2019 adaptation by Frank Galati, which takes the standard Derek Prouse translation which has been around nearly as long as Ionesco original French script and trims it judiciously for maximum theatrical impact.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Since the city adopted the video release policy more than a decade ago, experience has repeatedly demonstrated the fallacy of limiting inquiry to the precise moment when a police officer fires their gun.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Garcia is opening his car door at that very moment, and fires nine shots at Denis with his 9 mm Glock pistol as Denis speeds toward and past him.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the satellite nodes, the LED glows solid blue for three minutes, then turns off when the connection to the router is good.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bangkok is a city that never turns off its lights; Chiang Mai is a city that breathes slower.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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