overabundance
noun
over·abun·dance
ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s 
plural overabundances
: a large surplus : excess
an overabundance of options
Between the women's movement and the first large wave of baby boomers, the career track was suddenly clogged with an overabundance of qualified people.—
Phillip Moffitt
Phillip Moffitt
overabundant
adjective
Overabundant use of livestock and chicken feed laced with antibiotics is a primary force behind the evolution of drug-resistant strains that then find their way into people.
—Wayne Biddle
Wayne Biddle
Overabundant elk ate trees down to their nubs, leaving beavers with no lumber for their dams, which, in turn, changed the flow of rivers.
—Sara Reardon
Sara Reardon
overabundantly
adverb
The meals … were mainly taken at the hotel and were included in the trip package. We were fed overabundantly three times a day.
—R. V. Denenberg
R. V. Denenberg
… Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, an overabundantly plotted melodrama set in 15th-century Paris.
—Tom Gliatto
Tom Gliatto
Examples of overabundance in a Sentence
an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner
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—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Chronic infections, scientists have now observed over and over, create a distinct pattern of mutations: an overabundance of changes in the spike protein (which helps penetrate human cells) but not in the rest of the virus.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
However, part of the beauty of the NFL Draft is how much gold can be mined out of mid- and late-round selections on Day 3, even in a class without an overabundance of depth.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 29 May 2025
There’s now an overabundance of balsam fir, the budworm’s preferred meal, thanks in part to fire suppression during the 20th and 21st centuries, Stockstad said.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Chronic infections, scientists have now observed over and over, create a distinct pattern of mutations: an overabundance of changes in the spike protein (which helps penetrate human cells) but not in the rest of the virus.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overabundance
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“Overabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overabundance. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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