as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits an exorbitance that seemed to have been brought about by a midlife crisis

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Recent Examples of exorbitance The exorbitance of Park Place, the alien sound of Kamchatka and Irkutsk — these were backward-feeling games that urged ravenous competition. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023 Still, there’s a big difference between real, existing social democracy — of the sort on display in Denmark or Sweden —and the Christmas list exorbitance of the DSA platform. Will Wilkinson, Vox, 16 Aug. 2018
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excess
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  • That's right—even the sprayer in your at-home spa needs to be cleaned from time to time to remove an excess of buildup that can change the way your soothing shower feels.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
  • Workers have to remove large seven-point leaves, weigh them and account for each piece of plant material before the excess gets thrown away.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025

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“Exorbitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorbitance. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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