serve no purpose
idiom
: to have no particular use or function : to not be useful or helpful in any way
Arguing with him serves no purpose.
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Conflicts will serve no purpose, but preparation will.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
In quality assurance, scapegoats serve no purpose except the short-term satisfaction of a few.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
America cannot afford to waste billions of dollars that serve no purpose other than enriching the military-industrial complex.
—Ron Paul, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
The use of a puppet caricature of a rabbi toward the end, however, seemed to serve no purpose other than empty provocation.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 May 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
In quality assurance, scapegoats serve no purpose except the short-term satisfaction of a few.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
America cannot afford to waste billions of dollars that serve no purpose other than enriching the military-industrial complex.
—Ron Paul, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
The use of a puppet caricature of a rabbi toward the end, however, seemed to serve no purpose other than empty provocation.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 May 2024
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“Serve no purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20no%20purpose. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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