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
Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
While consumers have been pulling back on nonessential items (leading to soft sales at chains like Target, Macy’s, and Kohl’s), Walmart has been handily outperforming those rivals this year.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Target is struggling because its core middle-class customer base has been strained by higher prices and pulled back on discretionary goods like home decor, electronics and nonessential clothing in favor of groceries and everyday essentials.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
The recommendation is as straightforward as the metric: Optimize your cost structure by cutting nonessential spending and focusing on operational efficiency.
—Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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During his short tenure, Johnson also instituted budget cuts, a spending freeze on nonessential expenditures and a hiring freeze.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
While consumers have been pulling back on nonessential items (leading to soft sales at chains like Target, Macy’s, and Kohl’s), Walmart has been handily outperforming those rivals this year.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Target is struggling because its core middle-class customer base has been strained by higher prices and pulled back on discretionary goods like home decor, electronics and nonessential clothing in favor of groceries and everyday essentials.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
The recommendation is as straightforward as the metric: Optimize your cost structure by cutting nonessential spending and focusing on operational efficiency.
—Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonessential
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Find a quiet place, keep your workspace tidy and remove unnecessary items.Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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And sending the same team on the road back-to-back Christmases feels wholly unnecessary, too.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Traditionally, that would mean Champagne, the world’s sparkling wine par excellence, synonymous with celebration, luxury, extravagance, etc. Champagne, both the wine and the region, has had few rivals in style and grandeur for generations.Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Try to keep gatherings intimate and centered on connection rather than extravagance.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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These planners have room for organizing work and to-do lists with enough extras for other planning and notes without feeling overwhelmed.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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It was filmed over four consecutive nights with up to 500 extras who dance in the final number with a photoreal CG monkey.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 17 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
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Not business as usual The transition team has been grappling with an agency that has a superfluity of field centers—ten spread across the United States, as well as a formal headquarters in Washington, DC—and large, slow-moving programs that cost a lot of money and have been slow to deliver results.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Making Healthcare More Affordable The U.S. offers access to a wealth of top specialists and cutting-edge treatments, but quality care is often a luxury available exclusively to those who can afford it.Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The holiday sales happening right now are brimming with great finds—from worth-it luxury designer splurges to everyday staples and beauty must-haves— for a well-deserved and unapologetically indulgent shopping spree.Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Why this fragrance is the ultimate indulgence for your winter wardrobe.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Food and Drink That Defined 2024 Searches Here are the top 10 trending searches that dominated our search bars and, in many ways, our hearts: Olympic Chocolate Muffins A winning combination of indulgence and function, these muffins went viral during the 2024 Olympics.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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