as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
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Recent Examples of nonessential
Mark Strassmann
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Reduce the amount of information overwhelming your brain by:
• Turning off nonessential alerts.
—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The district also reduced bus routes to the state minimum and cut nonessential programming for teachers, Wilson said.
—The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential government personnel and their families from Israel, as the conflict with Iran heats up and President Trump weighs greater U.S. involvement.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Minnesota's new law will reduce, then eliminate, the manufacture and sale of nonessential PFAS products by 2032.
—Mark Strassmann
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Reduce the amount of information overwhelming your brain by:
• Turning off nonessential alerts.
—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The district also reduced bus routes to the state minimum and cut nonessential programming for teachers, Wilson said.
—The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential government personnel and their families from Israel, as the conflict with Iran heats up and President Trump weighs greater U.S. involvement.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonessential
Adjective
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From sky-high heels and stiff business attire to bulky belts and even barefoot passengers (yes, that happens), these in-flight missteps can lead to unnecessary discomfort—or worse, a hygiene horror story.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Simple but crucial resilience improvements — such as raising street levels to prevent flooding or installing solar panels — face cumbersome and unnecessary review.—
Richard Buery,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Jerome Powell defended the Federal Reserve’s D.C. headquarters renovations in a detailed response to White House budget director Russ Vought, rejecting claims of extravagance and reaffirming that all work follows historic preservation and accessibility standards.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Yet now White House officials and other critics of the project are pointing to the marble as a sign of extravagance.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Be generous and take part in all those little extras.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
31 July 2025
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The flip-top design works as a shoe storage bench or even a modern mudroom piece for all those extras.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
Noun
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After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Nothing says comfort and luxury like a fully carpeted living room, but while the warmth and coziness were real, so were the drawbacks.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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New creative directors will show their first women’s ready-to-wear collections at Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga, Loewe, Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela and Carven, reflecting a period of unprecedented creative upheaval amid a global slowdown in luxury spending.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
Noun
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While the offerings have a wellness focus, guests are not deprived of indulgences or alcohol.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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For an extra indulgence, passengers can pre-order a vanilla cake and a 20‑cl bottle of Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial for $30.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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