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Recent Examples of unneeded
The unfunded and unneeded organization has correctly chosen to disband.
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Dominic Pino, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Delete unneeded downloads from your desktop or file them away.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Just needs to stop the unneeded penalties.
—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
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Dominic Pino, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Delete unneeded downloads from your desktop or file them away.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Just needs to stop the unneeded penalties.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unneeded
Adjective
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The purpose of minutes is to record the corporation’s decisions, not comments or discussions, so including open forum questions or comments is unnecessary.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Council should start by strengthening protections so that teaching artists can continue to serve the New Yorkers who need them without unnecessary delays.—
Kimberly Olsen,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some members felt that the mikvah would be used more frequently than what was being represented in the meeting, which would cause unwanted traffic on a narrow residential street.—
Lauren Costantino
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Below, experts share some of their favorite ways to donate unwanted items, plus how to determine whether your items are suitable.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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