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
  • The luxury estate dates back to the 1800s, sits on 470 acres of land, and is located about 20 miles outside of London.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Qatari royal family's donation of the luxury jet valued at approximately $400 million, an unprecedented foreign gift, raised questions from some lawmakers and ethics experts.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 6 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
  • Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Its 21,000-square-foot Martchek Family Strength and Conditioning Center includes weight and cardio equipment, indoor and outdoor turf, sports-science space, hydrotherapy and rehabilitation pools.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • Zynga had been a subsidiary the whole time, without the paperwork.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Farms is one of the nation’s biggest vegetable producers, and its Mexican subsidiaries are the source of more shipments of vegetable and salad products into the US than any other single manufacturer in the world, FDA import data shows.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidiary
Noun
  • In the 13th, Brayan Bello, working his second inning out the bullpen, was able to retire the side in order and keep the White Sox off the board for the first time in extras.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Born in Los Angeles in 1934, Hickman first appeared as an extra in The Grapes of Wrath alongside older brother Darryl Hickman, before landing the starring role of Dobie Gillis in 1959.
    — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 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
  • The embroidery and lace details are so pretty and whimsical, yet feel a touch more understated than an all-over print.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her scrolled embroideries have since been described as tirades, rants, and screeds—no horses or cables, just the language pummeling the eye.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of embroidery
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“Nonnecessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnecessity. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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