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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Recent Examples of superfluous
The additional screen is superfluous.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The Dow tumbled more than 800 points on Monday, in large part because of a Substack post from Citrini Research that laid out hypothetical scenarios for how developments in AI could disrupt certain parts of the economy, including AI agents making white-collar work superfluous.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
New clinics in Broward County will be superfluous, costly and ultimately paid for by patients.
—Arthur E. Palamara, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
But stripped of all superfluous details, this season’s ballerina wedges are, for now, sticking to an ultraminimalist approach.
—Héloïse Salessy, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The Dow tumbled more than 800 points on Monday, in large part because of a Substack post from Citrini Research that laid out hypothetical scenarios for how developments in AI could disrupt certain parts of the economy, including AI agents making white-collar work superfluous.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
New clinics in Broward County will be superfluous, costly and ultimately paid for by patients.
—Arthur E. Palamara, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
But stripped of all superfluous details, this season’s ballerina wedges are, for now, sticking to an ultraminimalist approach.
—Héloïse Salessy, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluous
Adjective
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Trying to run a bar without any water is costing them around $500 a month—that's an extra $6,000 annually, and there was still a water bill to be paid.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Eagles forced extra innings after Xavier Pacheco hit a 1-out RBI single to center in the bottom of the seventh.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This bug directs excess attention toward the needs and empowerment of the lower orders, which in turn undermines the ability of figures like Musk to build the future in their own image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The new offering provides more flexibility without requiring freezer space or excess meal planning.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The balance sheet discussion could get a bit technical in the form of the choice of reduction (roll-offs or active sales), which securities (Treasuries or Mortgage Backed Securities) and whether the resulting decline in surplus liquidity could trigger another 2019-like crisis in the repo market.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Using surplus army tents from the Korean War to house up to 1,700 inmates, Arpaio built Tent City in August 1993 to address overcrowding in Phoenix jails.—
Jonathan van Harmelen,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the spare room or at the dining room table.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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This amazing, self-assembling, signal-processing, direction-switching molecular machine is so powerful yet so spare that, billions of years later, it’s still used by bacteria in virtually every gut and puddle on Earth.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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While practicing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Todd is accused of performing unnecessary breast and pelvic exams on patients.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Both over- and underwatering can lead to unnecessary plant stress.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Superfluous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluous. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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