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
Responsibility is hard, therefore, dispensable.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Hartenstein was invaluable for the Thunder in the conference semifinal victory over Denver, and dispensable at other points in the postseason.
—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
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Hartenstein was invaluable for the Thunder in the conference semifinal victory over Denver, and dispensable at other points in the postseason.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensable
unnecessary
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The best iterations of this event over the past half-century have culminated in victories by global superstars whose surnames are unnecessary.—
Jason Sobel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Doing so is not an effort against the environment but one in favor of addressing our housing crisis and cutting unnecessary bureaucracy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Dispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensable. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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