unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 
: not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree
unnecessarily harsh criticism
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Additionally, a September 2022 study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in October 2020 found many donor kidneys in the U.S. are unnecessarily discarded.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Sadly, mothers dying during and within a year of childbirth is unnecessarily high.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Sadly, mothers dying during and within a year of childbirth is unnecessarily high.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌnes-ə-ˈser-ə-lē
1
: not by necessity
spent money unnecessarily
2
: to an unnecessary degree
an unnecessarily harsh punishment
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