as in surpluses
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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as in gorges
to fill with food to capacity
having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings
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Noun
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But Connecticut has used those surpluses to build reserves and whittle down a considerable pension debt that still exceeds $33 billion, according to Lamont’s budget office.—
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
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The program ended in 1943 as the war drew to an end, and there were fewer surpluses.—
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In these respects, apart from the harlequin excesses of his Stalinism, Cowley is terrifically sound.—
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Robert's Western World 416 Broadway, Suite B Known for showcasing real country music since 1992 and unapologetically shrugging off the excesses of downtown, this iconic Nashville haunt remains the best of Broadway.—
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Texas State stuffs the run again to force a third-and-4.—
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Unbeknownst to everyone else, Louise stuffs the turkey costumes with actual exploding meat guts meant to soak the audience in an effort to be released from school early.—
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“Surfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfeits. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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