overdose

noun

Definition of overdosenext
as in surplus

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Recent Examples of overdose Eminem has also been open about his own struggles with addiction, including his near-fatal overdose in 2007, making his support for Kurupt even more meaningful. — Malik Davis, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Prince was privately struggling with an opioid addiction, which ultimately led to his death on April 21, 2016, from an accidental fentanyl overdose at age 57. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 On January 18, 2015, A$AP Rocky’s best friend and longtime mentor A$AP Yams died of an accidental overdose. — Leah Rachel Von Essen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Southwest border encounters have fallen to their lowest levels in decades, while fentanyl overdose deaths are declining. — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overdose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
  1. surplus
  2. excess
  3. overkill
  4. overflow
  5. surfeit
  6. oversupply
  7. amplitude
Noun
  • But the governor also has compromised with his fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority to approve several temporary assistance programs using the special state surplus fund.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Although that surplus depended on the district executing an additional $30 million in budget cuts this fall, officials added.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • The spectacle, scale and wonderfully unapologetic excess are precisely why millions keep returning.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Is there still unfinished business in rationalizing the excesses of the semiconductor surge, which formed the core of the momentum-stock frenzy?
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of excess
Noun
  • Terrible visual effects and product placements aside, what makes the crossover feel like a complete overkill is that the interspersed storylines largely rely upon pure coincidence.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • So the vendor who calls out two or three of your requirements as overkill is showing you real experience.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of overkill
Noun
  • Just weeks from now, Mangione is slated to begin his state murder trial, which is expected to draw such massive public interest that the court has planned overflow seating for media and the public.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Residents filled the council meeting, with the overflow attendees directed to other areas of the building after officials said the room had reached its fire marshal capacity.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of overflow
Noun
  • Another reason there was such a healthy music scene in Detroit was the surfeit of clubs supported by the wages of black workers employed by the city’s auto industry.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As the controversy swirled, Treblo absorbed a surfeit of free publicity, with Fenix Flexin as its figurehead.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • The layoffs, focused on wine screw cap operations, underscore a statewide shakeout driven by declining demand, rising costs and an oversupply of grapes that is forcing wineries to close and cut jobs.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • An oversupply of durians in Malaysia — driven by hot and dry weather and more orchards reaching maturity — also pushed prices down.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of oversupply
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  • There is genuine debate regarding the amplitude and significance of this apparent decline.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
  • This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of amplitude

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