overkills

noun

plural of overkill
as in excesses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed the song already borders on the maudlin—the addition of a syrupy string accompaniment would just be overkill

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  1. excesses
  2. surpluses
  3. overflows
  4. abundances
Noun
  • Across the 10 seasons PSR was in operation from 2015-16 onwards, our calculations turned up 40 separate instances of SCR excesses.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Historical legacy is not destiny, and Russia’s excesses cannot be blamed solely on its ties to the political culture of the steppes.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of excesses
Noun
  • In theory, governments are supposed to balance out deficits in bad times with surpluses in good times.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Both post test scores far below the state average, and the funding formula leaves Hartford’s own school district starved while CREC thrives with surpluses.
    — State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpluses
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  • Weeks after overflows from Atlanta’s sewer tunnels contributed to the deaths of thousands of fish on the Chattahoochee River, the city’s Department of Watershed Management says its investigating another fish kill on a different river.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • As Connecticut’s climate changes, more frequent and intense storms have lead to more overflows.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of overflows
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  • Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Definition of abundances
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