unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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Heavy borrowing, a real estate bubble that spectacularly burst and unneeded investment in both factories and infrastructure have led to what some are calling a lost decade.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Included in the swath was Block 780, full of homes and businesses and a Catholic church, which lies directly south of Penn and which Amtrak has been eying for its unneeded train annex called Penn South, once pegged at $6 billion and most recently being estimated at $17 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, the saga reflects poorly on everyone involved, player and organization, creating an unneeded distraction for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Conduct regular brainstorming sessions to assess whether the data elements being collected are still relevant or if unneeded data can be deleted.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Included in the swath was Block 780, full of homes and businesses and a Catholic church, which lies directly south of Penn and which Amtrak has been eying for its unneeded train annex called Penn South, once pegged at $6 billion and most recently being estimated at $17 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, the saga reflects poorly on everyone involved, player and organization, creating an unneeded distraction for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Conduct regular brainstorming sessions to assess whether the data elements being collected are still relevant or if unneeded data can be deleted.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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