Excess
Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Runoff and excess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Runoff" instead a noun "Excess".
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
Runoff
Runoff noun - A final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner.
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Power Rangers RPM has the creator of the Ranger tech explain the post-morph explosions as 'excess energy runoff.' It is later WEAPONIZED.
Source: Battle Aura
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Runoff and Excess. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excess/runoff
Excess & Runoff. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excess/runoff>.
Runoff or Excess. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excess/runoff.
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