oversupplies

noun

plural of oversupply
as in surpluses
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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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
Noun
  • That means China’s monopoly power, and its ability to weaponize it, will expand as its surpluses force more and more foreign companies out of business.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The number uses an unrealistic 2001 baseline that projected endless surpluses, as if the late-1990s revenue windfall would last forever.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpluses
Noun
  • In some cases, even documentation of the state's excesses invites intimidation.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Rather, balancing the economic drive of private innovation against its potential excesses is a whole-of-society effort.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of excesses
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“Oversupplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupplies. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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