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 report's authors propose two new categories: clinical obesity, for those with significant health issues tied to excess fat, and pre-clinical obesity, for those at risk but without active illness.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Plus, wooden tools and handles might crack, splinter, and break if exposed to excess moisture.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
It is often linked to excess estrogen and/or inadequate levels of progesterone, resulting in too many endometrial cells.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Any band that’s successful opens the door to excess, self-destruction.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Plus, wooden tools and handles might crack, splinter, and break if exposed to excess moisture.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
It is often linked to excess estrogen and/or inadequate levels of progesterone, resulting in too many endometrial cells.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Any band that’s successful opens the door to excess, self-destruction.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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“To excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20excess. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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