as in excess
being over what is needed
surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction
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as in overflow
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 surplus
Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
Another large school district with surplus land is Garden Grove Unified.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Aug. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Newsom, first elected in 2018, temporarily increased the incentive by $90 million when the state enjoyed a large pandemic-era surplus in 2021.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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Lightfoot said Dolton’s general fund balance is $3.65 million in debt and has been depleted from a surplus fund of more than $5.6 million in April 2022, which was around the time Henyard took office.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
Another large school district with surplus land is Garden Grove Unified.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Aug. 2024
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Plains All American Pipeline has a working capital surplus of $33 million and approximately $3.3 billion of liquidity available as of September 30, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Newsom, first elected in 2018, temporarily increased the incentive by $90 million when the state enjoyed a large pandemic-era surplus in 2021.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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Now, other entities like Scottsdale are looking to use excess space to transport their own water sources, particularly groundwater.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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What exactly is driving the excess water isn't fully fleshed out, but climate change and changes in land use that cause water to run off the landscape faster are likely factors.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lacey Reynolds, a junior at UT and president of the Onyx Honor Society — UT's first and only Black honors society — said Tuesday's event had more than 500 people in attendance with four full overflow rooms.Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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By Saturday night, the merch line had shifted to start in an overflow room across the hall from where the actual line was supposed to start.Arika Herron, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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All that extra water requires removal for products like tomato paste, however, resulting in extra energy, financial, and time costs.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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And while Black Friday deals are available to all Amazon customers, Prime members often get extra perks, like early access to select deals – sometimes up to 30 minutes ahead of the general public.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Texture was never Eastwood’s strong point; his films have mainly been stark and spare, with a sense of style that can nearly be defined as an abstinence from style.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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The watch comes with its full bracelet and a spare bezel piece, along with a certificate of origin from Vacheron Constantin.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surplus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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