unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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For a company with 5,000 employees, eliminating these unneeded gatherings would save more than $100 million annually.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That heightens the risk for three bad outcomes: Unwarranted gut infections from using an unneeded antibiotic.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
In the end, who ends up paying the freight for unneeded pipe replacement?
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
The warnings says such configuration alteration could lead to, for instance, the monitor saying that a patient’s kidneys are malfunctioning or breathing failing, and that could cause medical staff to administer unneeded remedies that could be harmful.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That heightens the risk for three bad outcomes: Unwarranted gut infections from using an unneeded antibiotic.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
In the end, who ends up paying the freight for unneeded pipe replacement?
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
The warnings says such configuration alteration could lead to, for instance, the monitor saying that a patient’s kidneys are malfunctioning or breathing failing, and that could cause medical staff to administer unneeded remedies that could be harmful.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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