1
as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
a superabundance of donations flowed in after the family's plight was seen on national TV
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a superabundance of applicants for a limited number of jobs
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superabundance
Noun
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An abundance of useful assets is far more powerful than a small number of exquisite ones.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025 -
When cap space is at an abundance but impact players aren’t as readily available on the trade and free-agent market, acquiring high-end talent becomes a bigger win than ever.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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
Noun
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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 plan would have taxed wealth over $50 million at 2% and wealth over $1 billion at 6%.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Michael Ashley Schulman, chief investment officer at wealth management company Running Point Capital, told Reuters that the lingering contract negotiations could cause Canada Post’s share to drop into the teens by December 2026.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 July 2025
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“Superabundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superabundance. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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