unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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Unfortunately, because the audience is being pulled in a million different directions (many unneeded), viewers cannot cultivate a genuine connection with him or Taylah.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
And the excessive amount of time invested into unneeded manual work isn’t lost on those performing it.
—Brad Smith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Goins provided a false medical history for the then 5-year-old victim in order to get an unnecessary gastric feeding tube placed in May 2023, which was used to give the child unneeded medications, the affidavits state.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Suara pushed back on the notion that the rule was unneeded, stating that such a change could prevent future out-of-town disruptors.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
And the excessive amount of time invested into unneeded manual work isn’t lost on those performing it.
—Brad Smith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Goins provided a false medical history for the then 5-year-old victim in order to get an unnecessary gastric feeding tube placed in May 2023, which was used to give the child unneeded medications, the affidavits state.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Suara pushed back on the notion that the rule was unneeded, stating that such a change could prevent future out-of-town disruptors.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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