Thesaurus / excessive
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In more than 30 cities demonstrators clashed with police, who responded to their marches with excessive violence.
BELARUS ELECTION: CONTESTED RESULT SPARKS MASSIVE UNREST AS EUROPE’S ‘LAST DICTATOR’ CLAIMS VICTORYLGBTQ-EDITORAUGUST 12, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSFrom 2011 to 2015, an average of 93,296 deaths annually could be tied to excessive alcohol use, or 255 deaths per day.
HEAVY DRINKING DROVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS TO EARLY GRAVESAIMEE CUNNINGHAMAUGUST 3, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThe excessive show of immune cell force spurs inflammation and cell death, which can stoke yet more inflammation and cell death.
WHY COVID-19 IS BOTH STARTLINGLY UNIQUE AND PAINFULLY FAMILIARAIMEE CUNNINGHAMJULY 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWSFrom the customer’s standpoint, such ads help to stay away from excessive details, yet it is enough to resurface the brand in the memory when a purchase is being planned.
HOTTEST USER-CENTRIC VIDEO ADVERTISING TRENDS OF 2020: CTV, VERTICAL, AND SOCIAL FORMATSIVAN GUZENKOJUNE 12, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHOfficers who are the subject of previous civilian complaints – regardless of whether those complaints are for excessive force, verbal abuse or unlawful searches – pose a higher risk of engaging in serious misconduct in the future.
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE OFTEN HAVE A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS BY CITIZENSLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 1, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSHe admits his project is excessive — even he doesn’t advocate we all build our own cars.
HONEY, I GREW THE ECONOMY (EP. 399)STEPHEN J. DUBNERDECEMBER 5, 2019FREAKONOMICSWhere the dampness is excessive the fronds take on an unhealthy appearance, and mould may appear.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINIt is a very common error to consider these deposits as evidence of excessive excretion.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDFactors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD"Y—es," answered Mr. Carr, his excessive astonishment causing a hesitation.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODWORDS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE
- acute
- agonizing
- all-consuming
- ardent
- biting
- bitter
- burning
- close
- concentrated
- consuming
- cutting
- deep
- diligent
- eager
- earnest
- energetic
- exaggerated
- exceptional
- excessive
- exquisite
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fanatical
- fervent
- fervid
- fierce
- forcible
- full
- great
- hard
- harsh
- heightened
- impassioned
- intensified
- intensive
- keen
- marked
- piercing
- powerful
- profound
- protracted
- pungent
- sharp
- shrill
- stinging
- strained
- strong
- supreme
- undue
- vehement
- violent
- vivid
- zealous
- ample
- barn door
- blimp
- booming
- broad
- bulky
- capacious
- colossal
- comprehensive
- considerable
- copious
- enormous
- excessive
- exorbitant
- extensive
- extravagant
- full
- generous
- giant
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- goodly
- grand
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- great
- gross
- hefty
- huge
- humongous
- immeasurable
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- jumbo
- liberal
- massive
- monumental
- mountainous
- plentiful
- populous
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- stupendous
- substantial
- super
- sweeping
- thumping
- tidy
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- wide
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- copious
- effusive
- exaggerated
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- first-class
- free
- generous
- gorgeous
- grand
- immoderate
- impressive
- improvident
- inordinate
- intemperate
- liberal
- lush
- luxuriant
- luxurious
- munificent
- openhanded
- opulent
- plentiful
- plush
- posh
- prodigal
- profligate
- profusive
- prolific
- riotous
- ritzy
- sumptuous
- swanky
- thriftless
- unreasonable
- unrestrained
- unsparing
- unstinging
- wasteful
- wild
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- deluxe
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- rampant
- rank
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- superabundant
- teeming
- thriving
- an arm and a leg
- at a premium
- big-ticket
- costly
- dear
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- extravagant
- fancy
- high
- highway robbery
- holdup
- immoderate
- inordinate
- invaluable
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- out of sight
- overpriced
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- posh
- pretty penny
- pricey
- rich
- ritzy
- sky-high
- steep
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- swank
- too high
- uneconomical
- unreasonable
- upscale
- valuable
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- bumper
- chock-full
- competent
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- enough
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- infinite
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- lush
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- no end
- overflowing
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- rife
- sufficient
- superabundant
- superfluous
- swarming
- swimming
- teeming
- unlimited
- well-provided
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- excessive
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- fertile
- flowing
- flush
- fruitful
- full
- fulsome
- generous
- improvident
- inexhaustible
- infinite
- large
- lavish
- liberal
- lousy with
- lush
- luxuriant
- no end
- overflowing
- plenteous
- plenty
- prodigal
- productive
- profuse
- prolific
- replete
- rife
- sufficient
- superabundant
- superfluous
- swarming
- swimming
- teeming
- unlimited
- well-provided
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