as in extra
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
that large suitcase is unnecessary—we are only going to be away for a couple of days
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Recent Examples of unnecessary
Because Revere and Dawes both made it to Lexington, the system ended up being unnecessary.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The agency has drawn Republican criticism for years, with some lawmakers viewing it as overzealous or unnecessary since other federal agencies already regulate the financial sector.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Based on the findings, the researchers recommend avoiding unnecessary CT scans to avoid potential harms.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The team also found that the unnecessary announcements added up to 90 minutes each day.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The agency has drawn Republican criticism for years, with some lawmakers viewing it as overzealous or unnecessary since other federal agencies already regulate the financial sector.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Based on the findings, the researchers recommend avoiding unnecessary CT scans to avoid potential harms.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The team also found that the unnecessary announcements added up to 90 minutes each day.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnecessary
Adjective
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Denver selected Harvey after twice trading back in the second round, acquiring an extra fourth-round selection in the process.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Releasing alongside the console is a Switch 2 exclusive Mario Kart World, which can be purchased in a bundle with the console for an extra $50.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, WhatsApp assured users via BBC News that its suddenly ever-present blue circle is optional, despite being unremovable.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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While some players believe that overworlds are tedious and archaic game designs that only add unnecessary filler in between traveling to different destinations, Expedition 33 avoids this problem by placing optional dungeons on the overworld.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And needless to say, that's been a difficult reality to come to terms with.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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Plus, taking action after a test can sometimes lead to unnecessary follow-up testing, as well as needless spending and anxiety.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.—
Rob Young,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That bill is accompanied by separate resolutions to call on state lawmakers to establish a noise tax and prohibit certain flight operations, and to call on the FAA to ban all nonessential helicopter travel.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fillers Watch out for fillers — ideally, the supplement shouldn’t contain any artificial colors, fillers or nonessential ingredients.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some demographics, including immigrants and Americans of color, have long been disproportionately subject to tracking, unwarranted surveillance, and suppression.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Rather, optimism, when properly deployed, blends realism with a genuine refusal to get lost in negativity, much of which is unwarranted even in the worst of scenarios.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can—and do—lead to redundant solutions, unnecessary expenditures, unmanageable tool stacks and poor visibility; in other words, a complicated security scenario.—
Roi Cohen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America's core national interests will cease to exist.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To the Soviet state, the lives and the health of the local population in these remote areas were dispensable.—
Franziska Exeler,
The Dial,
18 Feb. 2025
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But last night’s halftime show painted Drake as a dispensable henchman and America as the ultimate adversary.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnecessary. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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