nonnecessity

noun

Definition of nonnecessitynext
as in incidental

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  1. incidental
  2. luxury
  3. filler
  4. equipment
  5. subsidiary
  6. extra
  7. nonessential
  8. embroidery
Noun
  • Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • That includes park tickets, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and incidentals for all three people.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Definition of incidental
Noun
  • Celebrations began early for Berry, who has been enjoying vacation at the ultra-exclusive and luxury Kokomo private island resort in Fiji with her fiancé Van Hunt.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As traditional luxury faces consumer resistance to ever-increasing costs, DeMellier offers design, craftsmanship, and value without the exorbitant price tag.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of luxury
Noun
  • Common additives and fillers in saffron capsule supplements include rice powder, silica, stearic acid and acacia gum.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • United Russia, the country’s nominal ruling party, was never built to designate an heir; rather, it was meant to ensure that elections produced reliably pro-regime seat-fillers in institutions such as parliament.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of filler
Noun
  • Millions of dollars in agricultural equipment are stored beneath the lower seating bowl.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Hana reported that plainclothes agents confiscated phones and electronic equipment and that Seyedabdollahi was subsequently held in solitary confinement and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence detention facility in Isfahan.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • Ohio campus targets 10 GW SB Energy, SoftBank’s energy subsidiary, is developing the Ohio campus for OpenAI.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Uber on Thursday announced its Japanese subsidiary signed an agreement with a local taxi operator to manage daily fleet operations for a test deployment of robotaxis in Tokyo later this year.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidiary
Noun
  • The stunt team not only needed to figure out the hero choreography, but how to throw 20 to 30 extras around the space.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Ghost Player experience, which allowed Scherrman to befriend the family of Roberto Clemente on a trip to Puerto Rico, has been decidedly more rewarding than serving as an extra in the film.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of extra
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
Definition of nonessential
Noun
  • Chikankari is a delicate embroidery technique that goes back to the 17th century, when the Mughal empress Nur Jahan introduced it to India.
    — Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to standard lettering, Kassatex has a menu of fun embroidery decals that can sit alongside monograms, including a lighthouse motif, delicate bow designs, and even a martini glass to turn tub time into a party.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of embroidery
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