unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 
: not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree
unnecessarily harsh criticism
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People are unnecessarily precious about protecting their seasoning though.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
DeSantis said, however, that boaters have been unnecessarily been put through sobriety tests because of these stops and end up being sober in the end.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
That becomes unnecessarily difficult with the potential of non-emergency law enforcement action taking place in our classrooms, on the playground, or on our buses.
—Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s what happened last year too, when the initial estimate of what farmers would get was 10% of requests and the ultimate amount was 40% — still using conservative allocations to make sure, unnecessarily, that reservoirs and canals remained full all year round rather than just partially full.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
DeSantis said, however, that boaters have been unnecessarily been put through sobriety tests because of these stops and end up being sober in the end.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
That becomes unnecessarily difficult with the potential of non-emergency law enforcement action taking place in our classrooms, on the playground, or on our buses.
—Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s what happened last year too, when the initial estimate of what farmers would get was 10% of requests and the ultimate amount was 40% — still using conservative allocations to make sure, unnecessarily, that reservoirs and canals remained full all year round rather than just partially full.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Unnecessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessarily. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌnes-ə-ˈser-ə-lē
1
: not by necessity
spent money unnecessarily
2
: to an unnecessary degree
an unnecessarily harsh punishment
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