SURPLUSES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

surpluses

noun

plural of surplus

as in excesses

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic

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Recent Examples of surpluses 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 Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Social Security surpluses and deficits are mixed with the rest of the budget and included in federal-budget totals. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply. — Benjamin F. Henwood, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 That’s because those surpluses were propped up by COVID-era relief funds when Joe Biden was president. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

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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

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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

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