unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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Some believed the survey would flag too many kids and result in unneeded tests.
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Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
This would shackle a public utility with the cost of buying expensive, unneeded transmission lines.
—Craig D. Rose, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Sarian hopes the sale of the unneeded parking lot land will remedy some of Vista’s current financial woes, which became a problem shortly after AHS acquired the hospital at the northwest corner of Glen Flora Avenue and Sheridan Road from Quororum Health Corp in July of 2023.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
This would shackle a public utility with the cost of buying expensive, unneeded transmission lines.
—Craig D. Rose, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Sarian hopes the sale of the unneeded parking lot land will remedy some of Vista’s current financial woes, which became a problem shortly after AHS acquired the hospital at the northwest corner of Glen Flora Avenue and Sheridan Road from Quororum Health Corp in July of 2023.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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