as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an oversupply of new homes is helping to drive down housing prices
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Recent Examples of oversupply
Despite the current oversupply, Stampone said long-term growth projections for Nashville remain high.
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Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
As a result, many whiskey producers are grappling with an oversupply of product, in addition to slowing sales growth.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Product names generally are an area of oversupply.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Fuel prices are expected to stay low through much of 2026 thanks to the ongoing oversupply of global crude oil, according to GasBuddy.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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As providers warn of layoffs and a system nearing collapse, the contrast between the agency's austerity measures and the state's multi-billion dollar surplus remains a central point of contention for advocates and legislators alike.—
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But in the years since, Sacramento has failed to act to address the massive debt incurred during the pandemic, despite having a $100 billion surplus in recent years.—
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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