excess
Example Sentences
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As a color, material, and metaphor, gold has been a trademark of Trumpworld since the 1980s, a decade of excess that found Trump building and gilding various real estate holdings.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"We're losing the species that are really rare and special here because of the excess nutrients," said Claire Newill, the organisation's Wessex deputy director.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Shares of Oracle have gained 37% since the company’s previous earnings report, when the cloud and database giant reported revenue- and earnings-growth rates in excess of 20%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Long treated as isolated or individual diseases, the conditions are interrelated, usually tied to excess abdominal fat, and a major driver of heart disease, according to the AHA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s fine to use over in place of more than or in excess of.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing excess
Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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The Dawes Act
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