as in extra
being over what is needed
cleared off all the superfluous stuff on his desk to make room for the new computer
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Unsurprisingly, nobody wants to be the superfluous official—whether in a government, an international organization, a nongovernmental organization, or even a private philanthropy.
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Bjorn Lomborg, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Nobody is useless, nobody is superfluous [and] there is room for everyone.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
But with Mays, such a stipulation would have been superfluous.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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Bjorn Lomborg, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Nobody is useless, nobody is superfluous [and] there is room for everyone.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
But with Mays, such a stipulation would have been superfluous.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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“Superfluous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluous. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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