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Recent Examples of unneeded
Just needs to stop the unneeded penalties.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The explanation that Anatolij offers for his focus on saving mammals and birds is at best unneeded.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July meeting, Economic Development Director Christina Bibler told the council that the state Housing and Community Development agency refused to grant any waiver to the Surplus Land Act, which requires unneeded public property be prioritized for affordable housing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The explanation that Anatolij offers for his focus on saving mammals and birds is at best unneeded.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July meeting, Economic Development Director Christina Bibler told the council that the state Housing and Community Development agency refused to grant any waiver to the Surplus Land Act, which requires unneeded public property be prioritized for affordable housing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unneeded
Adjective
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This reduces reverse logistics costs, eliminates unnecessary carbon emissions and ensures those items serve a purpose locally.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the end, Johnson relied on a combination of White House pressure, late-night negotiations and a reluctant coalition of Republicans and Democrats who agreed that prolonging the shutdown would inflict unnecessary harm on federal workers and the broader economy.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This one contains retinol and glycolic acid to smooth fine lines and unwanted texture while targeting crepey skin.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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The new shell allows sodium ions to pass freely while blocking larger electrolyte molecules that cause unwanted side reactions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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