Excess
Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Survival and excess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Survival" instead a noun "Excess".
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
Survival
Survival noun - A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.
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Excess and survival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excess" instead a noun "Survival".
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- In Burgess Bedtime Stories, predation is typically acknowledged as being necessary for survival, but killing for sport or in excess is portrayed negatively.
Source: Predation Is Natural - Predation Is Natural: Predation is typically acknowledged as being necessary for survival, but killing for sport or in excess is portrayed negatively.
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All in all, while the excess of Romanticism is NECESSARY for the survival of the galaxy (enlightenment won't help much in this setting), 40K can be looked at as a Take That towards the ideal, showing the Crapsack World that can result in a universe not based upon progress and reason.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
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