EXCESSED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

excessed

verb

past tense of excess

as in downsized

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The 11-day, summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began Monday morning as scheduled and it wasn’t known which parts of the training were being downsized.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Ada County’s largest roundabout was recently downsized after highway officials observed that certain types of crashes were on the rise.

— Rose Evans August 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of downsized

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But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

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Continue reading … TURNING THE PAGE – Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist axed after Charlie Kirk's death.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The popular Red, Hot & Boom event — one of the largest Independence Day fireworks shows in Central Florida — has grown too expensive and too large and should be axed from the city budget, Altamonte Springs officials say.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of axed

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Come the end of the season, Frank had been sacked and Tottenham only just stayed up.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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Blackbox Multimedia, which has produced series for 5 including The Ex-Wife and Benidorm is Murder, alleges that the network wrongfully terminated a production deal and it is owed money.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The deal comes less than a month after the NWSL terminated its agreement with Victory+, the free streaming platform.

— Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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