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
To become a machine, after all, is to become usable and, perhaps, dispensable.
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
To the Soviet state, the lives and the health of the local population in these remote areas were dispensable.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
But last night’s halftime show painted Drake as a dispensable henchman and America as the ultimate adversary.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2025
Veteran players like Anderson, Buddy Hield and Payton — ahead of both youngsters in the pecking order initially — could become more dispensable if Post and Santos carve out true roles.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
To the Soviet state, the lives and the health of the local population in these remote areas were dispensable.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
But last night’s halftime show painted Drake as a dispensable henchman and America as the ultimate adversary.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2025
Veteran players like Anderson, Buddy Hield and Payton — ahead of both youngsters in the pecking order initially — could become more dispensable if Post and Santos carve out true roles.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensable
unnecessary
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Brown dropped an easy pass, then also failed to get upfield on a different third-down throw that put the offense in an unnecessary fourth-down situation.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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If only the series had more faith in its viewers to appreciate that vision without the unnecessary noise of a biker gang spinning its wheels.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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