unneeded

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Recent Examples of unneeded There’s no unneeded flash here, just an awful situation captured in horrifying, up-close detail. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025 These segments added a weird horror element that’s ultimately unneeded in the narrative. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025 Hundreds of unneeded hallway lockers hide behind decorative paper and student posters of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former first lady Michelle Obama, whose father attended in the 1950s. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025 Consequently, designers are spending money and power on unneeded features. Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unneeded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unneeded
Adjective
  • In plain terms, Virginia will now use AI to help cut unnecessary regulations while ensuring state rules stay clear and up to date.
    Shirleen Guerra, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2025
  • But rushing such a substantive change on the ballot creates unnecessary division.
    L. Joy Williams, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Amid growing anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment across the U.S., Sosa feared a future assault could result in an unwanted pregnancy.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 10 July 2025
  • No population in the United States has more collective experience historically with unwanted immigrants than Indigenous Americans.
    Daniel S. Murphree, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025

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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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