embarrassment of riches
noun phrase
: a very large number of things from which to choose
With so many fine restaurants in the city, diners are faced with an embarrassment of riches.
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Now, though, the Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The purpose they’re supposed to serve — here think Norway — is helping a nation invest embarrassments of riches from, say, vast oil exports that earn profits far above and beyond what today’s governments require.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Judge Ho thus has an embarrassment of riches to work with here.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Ampadu had been solid in defence and Farke’s had an embarrassment of riches in the engine room.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The purpose they’re supposed to serve — here think Norway — is helping a nation invest embarrassments of riches from, say, vast oil exports that earn profits far above and beyond what today’s governments require.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Judge Ho thus has an embarrassment of riches to work with here.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Ampadu had been solid in defence and Farke’s had an embarrassment of riches in the engine room.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Embarrassment of riches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassment%20of%20riches. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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