as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
a new invention that renders the old methods eminently dispensable
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Recent Examples of dispensable
Hartenstein was invaluable for the Thunder in the conference semifinal victory over Denver, and dispensable at other points in the postseason.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the pros, where the owners hold all the power and most of the coaches are considered easily dispensable.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And the hierarchy must consider who else is dispensable and at what price.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the pros, where the owners hold all the power and most of the coaches are considered easily dispensable.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And the hierarchy must consider who else is dispensable and at what price.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensable
unnecessary
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Secretaries often try to summarize the high points of reports submitted to the board, but that is unnecessary since committee reports should be submitted in writing.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Granted, some ceded ground is required in order to rebuild the story engine, but Season 2 still overindulges in comparably flat characters whose arcs are stuffed with unnecessary backstories and thin melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensable. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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