as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
a new invention that renders the old methods eminently dispensable
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The people who make research possible have often been treated as dispensable, resulting in a hierarchal culture rife with victim blaming.
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Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Our loved ones are dying in unsafe nursing homes, our nurses are overwhelmed and unprotected, and our essential workers are treated as dispensable.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
In March, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for a 4-milligram dose of naloxone to be dispensable over the counter without a prescription due in part to the rising rate of opioid overdoses nationwide.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023
Usually, top management takes the view that middle managers are the most dispensable when times get shaky.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
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Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Our loved ones are dying in unsafe nursing homes, our nurses are overwhelmed and unprotected, and our essential workers are treated as dispensable.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
In March, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for a 4-milligram dose of naloxone to be dispensable over the counter without a prescription due in part to the rising rate of opioid overdoses nationwide.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023
Usually, top management takes the view that middle managers are the most dispensable when times get shaky.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
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“Dispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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