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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a surfeit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an excessive amount or overindulgence in something, often in a negative context.
Example: "After the holiday feast, I felt a surfeit of food that left me unable to move."
Alternatives: "an excess" or "a surplus".
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But a surfeit of awards may backfire.
with a surfeit of death.
However, they have a surfeit of patients.
But there is a surfeit of villains.
A surfeit of information hurts his head.
J: "Due to a surfeit of bookishness.
Yorkshire had a surfeit of fast bowlers.
Cheap money engenders a surfeit of trust, and vice versa.
The Tories have a surfeit of the antis.
The NHS could end up with a surfeit of midwives.
And the bedding was luxurious, with a surfeit of pillows.
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