as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
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as in extravagance
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Recent Examples of nonessential
Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
While those videos emphasized creators’ humble collections of clothes, bath products, and makeup, no-buy months or years enact a conscious pause on nonessential shopping.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet, insurance providers often classify these devices as nonessential, forcing families to depend on public generosity to afford them.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, nonessential workers are furloughed and not allowed to work or be paid until the government reopens, according to a breakdown compiled by Reuters.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Nutrients the body can synthesize from other compounds but also can be derived from the diet are considered nonessential.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
While those videos emphasized creators’ humble collections of clothes, bath products, and makeup, no-buy months or years enact a conscious pause on nonessential shopping.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet, insurance providers often classify these devices as nonessential, forcing families to depend on public generosity to afford them.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, nonessential workers are furloughed and not allowed to work or be paid until the government reopens, according to a breakdown compiled by Reuters.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonessential
Adjective
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During a postseason matchup between the Chiefs and the Houston Texans, Mahomes found himself at the center of a controversial unnecessary roughness penalty.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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To mitigate unnecessary risk for your company, also ensure that compliance is a part of the consideration.—
Forrester,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Despite the lurid extravagance of its visual artistry, the film is remarkably spare and brisk, conveying vast hauntings with simple but startling special effects.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Venus enters Sagittarius, starting a nearly three-week-long adventure, fun and extravagance in love and money. 22nd October: Venus in Sagittarius connects with the Nodes of Destiny, uniting us with people who’ll play an essential role in our future.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
16 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Paired alongside Shakespeare’s lines about grunting and sweating under a weary life, even the non-playable background extras seem imbued with a soul.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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He’s published books on Orson Welles, Abbas Kiarostami, Erich von Stroheim, Jim Jarmusch, and many more, with his teeth-cutting days as an extra for Robert Bresson and a script consultant for Jacques Tati continuing to inform his often irreverent cinematic close-readings.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The quiet luxury aesthetic requires a bit more effort than its name suggests: This trend in decor—particularly with paint colors—is all about giving off subtle sophistication.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hardly had the ink dried on President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech then the Albanian government approved a massive $1.4 billion island luxury development project linked to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Reuters reports.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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La Mer's Deep Purifying Mask is the indulgence your inner bougie self will be over the moon for.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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Finish with a pinch of sea salt for a velvety, bitter-sweet indulgence.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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