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
In my case, work-procrastination often takes the form of needless research.
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Gretchen Rubin, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The past eight months have been wasted by the US president in terms of planning for Ukraine’s survival and European security, with needless cozying up to Moscow and undermining of a strategic transatlantic alliance that Washington will still need in the decades to come.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s doubly true where literacy is uneven, infrastructure is patchy, and distribution costs punish needless bells and whistles.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Streaming Media Device Deals The Roku Express 4K+ offers easy access to your favorite shows without needless complications.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
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Gretchen Rubin, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The past eight months have been wasted by the US president in terms of planning for Ukraine’s survival and European security, with needless cozying up to Moscow and undermining of a strategic transatlantic alliance that Washington will still need in the decades to come.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s doubly true where literacy is uneven, infrastructure is patchy, and distribution costs punish needless bells and whistles.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Streaming Media Device Deals The Roku Express 4K+ offers easy access to your favorite shows without needless complications.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
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But while cookware was included in the original draft, it was exempted from the final text after protests from cookware companies and their employees, who argued the ban would jeopardize jobs and was unnecessary on health grounds.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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For families, the villas are also pre-stocked with bulky-but-essential items like a highchair and Pack-n-Play, so there’s no need to overpack or deal with the unnecessary hassle of hauling these supplies with you.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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