in excess

idiom

: in overly large amounts
Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

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Winds may include gusts in excess of 40 mph from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes region and central Gulf Coast Saturday and Saturday night, AccuWeather said. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025 Consuming beta-carotene in excess quantities results in a generally harmless condition called carotenemia, which is defined as yellow-orange skin discoloration. Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025 The filing details the company's reinsurance agreements, including property catastrophe reinsurance protection covering $133 million in excess of a $20 million retention. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025 Stafford, whose played for 16 years and earned in excess of $364 million, doesn’t need to buckle up another chin strap. Jay Paris, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in excess

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“In excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20excess. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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