to excess
idiom
: more than is usual, normal, or proper
He often eats to excess.
college students who drink to excess
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The filing also details the company's reinsurance arrangements, including a new 27% quota share treaty for personal lines and changes to excess of loss and catastrophe reinsurance treaties.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, these bacteria can contribute to excess gas.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
That might seem to be a suggestion that taking love to excess is a good thing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
An estimated 40 percent of postmenopausal hormone-positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat, a new Spanish study found.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, these bacteria can contribute to excess gas.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
That might seem to be a suggestion that taking love to excess is a good thing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
An estimated 40 percent of postmenopausal hormone-positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat, a new Spanish study found.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for to excess
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“To excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20excess. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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