as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
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Recent Examples of nonessential
Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
During past shutdowns, several nonessential offices have closed and employees, like national park rangers and food inspectors, have been furloughed.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
When previous shutdowns ended, Congress approved back pay for essential workers, and nonessential employees came back to work without question.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
During past shutdowns, several nonessential offices have closed and employees, like national park rangers and food inspectors, have been furloughed.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Anything deemed nonessential would be put on hold, so Americans could experience delays with certain services and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go without pay.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonessential
Adjective
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The wrong one can create confusion, lead to notification overload, and add unnecessary complexity to the workday.—
Rebecca Lazar,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But beyond the gowns, plenty of designers shot their look books either inside palatial homes or on the grounds of Versailles-style gardens, furthering the theme of extravagance.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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People are turning back to color and extravagance, especially with eye makeup.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In terms of the AI terms put into the last contract, particularly for the backgrounds and extras.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 6,500-square-foot three-story contemporary is minimalist in decor but teeming with superfluities, including an elevator, a first-floor gym, a screening room, an infrared sauna and a master-bedroom walk-in closet bigger (and tidier) than my SoHo apartment.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Skyridge Glamping For a couple’s getaway, the adults-only Skyridge Glamping near Kananaskis Village blends luxury with nature inside eco-cabins that bring the outdoors inside.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choose discernment over indulgence.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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From Snickers to Reese's to Twix, one of America's favorite indulgences is getting more expensive, as tariffs, inflation and high cocoa prices squeeze profit margins and customers' pocketbooks, possibly leading to fewer chocolate bars landing in trick-or-treat buckets this year.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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