overdose

noun

Definition of overdosenext
as in surplus

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Recent Examples of overdose Cychlorphine can cause a fatal overdose in anyone, regardless of age. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The show was retooled as The Conners, killing Barr’s character off via a drug overdose, and aired for seven seasons. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Presley, Crawford’s son and Kaia’s older brother, died of a fatal overdose inside a rehab facility after years of struggling with addiction and his mental health. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Both naloxone and fentanyl test strips decrease the risk of fatal overdose. — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overdose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
  1. surplus
  2. excess
  3. overkill
  4. overflow
  5. surfeit
  6. oversupply
  7. amplitude
Noun
  • The mayor also plans to declare a $520 million surplus in tax increment finance revenue.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Treasury also reported Friday that September's monthly deficit came in at $27 billion, a reversal from the prior year, when the department saw a surplus of $198 billion in the month.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • The proportions remain practical, and the overall design avoids some of the visual excesses found elsewhere in the segment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel interprets this mantra through balanced proportions, restrained interiors, and a hospitality approach that favors comfort over excess.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of excess
Noun
  • This might seem like overkill, given that an AI system needs only a few engineers to run it.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The chaotic, violence-laden sequence is but the first of many in a film that aspires to classic Hollywood action movie status but reduces its effectiveness through overkill of both the literal and figurative kind.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overkill
Noun
  • The ability to dam at least some of the daily overflow of misinformation and misrepresentation is one of the reasons for Pangram’s success and adoption, but Warner said that comes at a cost.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In August, supervisors in Pinal County, Arizona, voted down a large data center campus after so many residents turned up to object that the county opened five overflow rooms across three buildings.
    — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of overflow
Noun
  • One thing no one will ever remember about it is the album having a surfeit of bass.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, the Westfield WTC has struggled with a surfeit of empty space since the beginning.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • Worse outcomes are imaginable than a vast oversupply of paperclips.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Multifamily apartment REITs are still in negative territory, as the sector continues to work through a period of oversupply and weaker rents.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of oversupply
Noun
  • Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of amplitude

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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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