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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New Yorkers should reduce their exposure to excess fine particulate matter in the air by staying inside and avoiding strenuous activities in areas where fine particle concentrations are high, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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