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Recent Examples of needless 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 And needless to say, that's been a difficult reality to come to terms with. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025 Plus, taking action after a test can sometimes lead to unnecessary follow-up testing, as well as needless spending and anxiety. Kristen Fischer, Health, 14 Mar. 2025 The Boston Celtics are, needless to say, the reigning NBA champions, and thus the path to the title by definition has to go through them first. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for needless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 21 May. 2025.

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