in excess

phrase

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

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His net worth is in excess of 240 million pounds, according to The Sunday Times of London, and he was knighted in 2000. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 At a Thursday news conference, LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno said the Nissan ran a stop sign and was speeding in excess of 80 mph. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 In addition, since all this debris is moving at orbital velocity, a fleck of paint traveling in the opposite direction to an operational satellite can hit it at a speed in excess of Mach 47. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 The 1982 Untitled carried a pre-sale estimate in excess of $60 million and sold for nearly double that. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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