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
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Not ecstasy, not satisfaction, not a surfeit of pleasure or accomplishment.
—Jason Chen, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
Theatergoers, surfeited with entertainment options at home, have been less inclined to commit to season subscriptions, placing more pressure on programming to come up with sure-fire hits.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Noun
From the start, Chu gives Wicked an accelerated pace, amping it with restless, swooping camerawork and overloading it with a surfeit of everything, with ceaselessly moving bodies and eye-popping props.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Not ecstasy, not satisfaction, not a surfeit of pleasure or accomplishment.
—Jason Chen, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Verb
But surfeited with at-home entertainment options, former subscribers are preferring the flexibility of single-ticket sales.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
Theatergoers, surfeited with entertainment options at home, have been less inclined to commit to season subscriptions, placing more pressure on programming to come up with sure-fire hits.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfeit
Noun
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For example, imports and exports create a trade deficit or surplus, which affects the amount of U.S. debt and property owned by foreign entities, which in turn affects the federal government’s financial strength.—
Mike Patton,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The probe revealed that the village's general fund had diminished from a $5.6 million surplus in 2022 to a $3.6 million deficit in 2024, raising concerns about questionable credit card purchases and a lack of financial accountability.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As Israel gluts the present with death and destruction, the future perfect has become a means of stirring timid Americans out of indifference and into something like sympathy for Palestinian lives.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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There are small evolutions of technology and cultural attitudes, but in a TV landscape glutted by dystopias, having any optimism about life 30-ish years in the future borders on revolutionary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Cook salmon: Remove salmon from marinade, discarding excess.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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For the past three seasons, the series has revealed the quirks, impulses, excesses, dysfunctions, nuances and eccentricities of the wealthy against the backdrop of a luxury resort chain and its not-so faceless employees.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Paddington doesn’t gorge on sadness, as I’ve been known to do.—
Rachel Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Triangle of Sadness parodied the wealthy class and their out-of-touch behaviors; The Menu gorged on monstrous culinary world personalities and the sycophants who feed them; and most recently, Blink Twice confronted the protective bubbles shielding powerful men from accountability.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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During their 32-29 win in the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs stuffed Bills quarterback Josh Allen on a fourth-and-inches sneak thanks to film study.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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In one late night scene, Igor stuffs his mouth with burgers at a diner – an idea Borisov thought up.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Their relevance also sate beyond being used as money.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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The 1980s brought a new wave of bigger-budget period, sci-fi and fantasy films — Das Boot, The Name of the Rose, The Neverending Story — and crime stories moved to television, where popular serial formats like Tatort and Polizeiruf 110 sated the audience’s appetite for murder and mayhem.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Surfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfeit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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