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
Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
And needless to say, there is some credence to the rumor, given Wheatley and Newey’s long and successful working relationship at Red Bull, where Wheatley served as sporting director and made a significant contribution to the team’s success.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, perhaps needless to say, disagrees.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Nebraska has not, needless to say, been a destination job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
And needless to say, there is some credence to the rumor, given Wheatley and Newey’s long and successful working relationship at Red Bull, where Wheatley served as sporting director and made a significant contribution to the team’s success.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, perhaps needless to say, disagrees.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Nebraska has not, needless to say, been a destination job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
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Smart irrigation sensors can help prevent unnecessary watering after storms.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Johansson and Robbins say the goal of the blood test is not to replace CT scans, which are effective but expensive and may expose people to unnecessary amounts of radiation if they are used broadly in a large population.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 May 2026
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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