overabundance
Use Overabundance in a sentence
vər noun
an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
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| —n | |
| a supply or amount that is greater than required: an overabundance of milk | |
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Overabundance
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Sometimes beneficial plants can grow in overabundance.
The primary cause of obesity is an overabundance of calories consumed and not enough calories being burned.
These four words convey the seriousness of problems caused by an overabundance of snow geese.
In the digital age, with its overabundance of information, the modern newsweekly is in a particularly poignant position.
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