as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Recent Examples of needless
Another subject will be Ian Paterson, the surgeon who left hundreds of patients disfigured after carrying out needless operations.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The stringent measures led to a bitter dispute between he and the drivers, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton dismissing Ben Sulayem’s approach as a needless power play.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As a result, the result is there's a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Encompassing nearly a million acres on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park is, needless to say, big.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The stringent measures led to a bitter dispute between he and the drivers, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton dismissing Ben Sulayem’s approach as a needless power play.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As a result, the result is there's a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Encompassing nearly a million acres on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park is, needless to say, big.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
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And unlike species that evolved to shed unnecessary traits, the Greenland shark has kept its ability to see intact, even if it is modified for its shadowy world.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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By adjusting power consumption dynamically, the tool could help reduce unnecessary background activity and extend battery life—especially during idle periods or when apps are not in active use.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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