as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax
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Recent Examples of overage
Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
While most dams rely on spillways shaped like chutes or shafts to drain the overage, the dam at Lake Berryessa uses a funnel-like spillway due to lack of space, per local news outlet The Press Democrat.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
On defense, Kansas City blew overage on Kenny Stills on the opening possession, allowing him to walk into the end zone from 54 yards.
—Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
Adjective
However, it also should be noted May nearly doubled the production budget with overages, blew several deadlines, and the anxiety-inducing film was not the bankable comedy the studio wanted.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
While most dams rely on spillways shaped like chutes or shafts to drain the overage, the dam at Lake Berryessa uses a funnel-like spillway due to lack of space, per local news outlet The Press Democrat.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
Noun
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Non-distillers like KBD and Preservation followed suit, bottling well-aged surplus stocks for markets that wanted old American whiskey.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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An earlier regulation that introduced import quotas faced criticism and revisions for blurring the line between essential supply chain items and surplus imports.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Speculation had mounted that senior studio leaders would lose their jobs, but since April the company has had five big hits, including A Minecraft Movie and Sinners, and is feeling bullish once more.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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His career spans senior roles in London and Los Angeles within broadcasters, production companies and distributors, including positions at BBC Studios, Shine International and RDF.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Her book, like her performances, lives in the productive tension between discipline and excess.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Once considered a watchdog for the excesses of union leadership, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union mostly now follows O’Brien.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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States and food pantries cannot cover food for needy elderly, children and the disabled without federal support.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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An Australian woman was on Monday convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, and attempting to murder a fourth, in a case that gripped the country.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Wilson plays Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
31 May 2025
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Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed 20 years ago amid a scandal.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Assemble a planning team that includes an elder law attorney, a financial advisor experienced with disability planning, and potentially a geriatric care manager.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The reforms to medical and geriatric parole, which will go into effect on Oct. 1, are essential and shamefully overdue.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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QAnon was for senescent boomers; fashwave and Embrace Masculinity clips are millennial-coded.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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If the cells were truly senescent, then the medications should both reduce the number of senescent cells and reverse many of the structural DNA changes and gene expression disruptions.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2022
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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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