immoderation
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The menu, written only on chalkboards, in French, is defined by exuberant immoderation, a blend of the haute and the gluttonous.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
Through immoderation, he experiences something akin to rapture…
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2016
On Sunday, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio rallied local hunkerers with a call for immoderation: “Whatever safety precautions you take in advance of a storm,” he said, “take even more.”
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2015
Such scandals seem to have done nothing to hurt his career, perhaps because his immoderation is so wonderfully rendered.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2010
Eventually, Chris rebelled—and when he finally did, it was with characteristic immoderation.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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