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
Both platinum and palladium seem likely to continue outperforming as a decade of oversupply gives way to signs of a shortage developing.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Downtown rents are essentially unchanged since 2021, despite extreme oversupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
But due to high interest rates, lack of lending support and an oversupply of apartments, according to Peebles, construction was moved from this summer to 2026.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
There are other signals that the rush into electric cars has created oversupply.
—Evelyn Cheng,bernice Ooi, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Downtown rents are essentially unchanged since 2021, despite extreme oversupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
But due to high interest rates, lack of lending support and an oversupply of apartments, according to Peebles, construction was moved from this summer to 2026.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
There are other signals that the rush into electric cars has created oversupply.
—Evelyn Cheng,bernice Ooi, CNBC, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversupply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversupply
Noun
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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
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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
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
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“Oversupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupply. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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