unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
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Definition of unneeded
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance an unneeded extra cable
Examples of unneeded in a Sentence
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Alternatively, the now-unneeded income-tax revenues could be used to reduce the budget deficit and debt. — Andrew G. Biggs, National Review, "How the Democrats’ Social Security Plan Could Finance a Tax Cut," 15 Aug. 2019 Such a move might trigger a wave of resignations at the Justice Department and possibly the White House, creating an unneeded crisis in advance of the midterm elections. — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, "GOP Lawmaker Disputes Trump Claim of Campaign ‘Spies’," 30 May 2018 This isn't the first time Thore has spoken out about unneeded Instagram comments. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Whitney Way Thore Just Got Real About Weight Loss Compliments—And Why She Doesn't Want To Be Anyone's Inspiration," 26 July 2019 And Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., raised reservations about creating new universal college tuition benefits, suggesting that could end up providing unneeded financial support to wealthy students. — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, "Biden Comes Under Attack From All Sides in Democratic Debate," 27 June 2019 Pan said unneeded vaccine exemptions place children at risk, including those too young to be immunized or those with medical conditions, such as undergoing cancer treatment. — Melody Gutierrez, latimes.com, "California vaccine bill clears Assembly panel despite emotional backlash from parents," 20 June 2019 One of the legislature’s pro-Beijing members, Michael Tien, said on Facebook that the bill was unneeded. — Washington Post, "Calls mount for compromise over unpopular Hong Kong bill," 15 June 2019 The 525 Foundation, a not-for-profit, brings awareness to the dangers of prescription drugs and the importance of disposing of unneeded medication. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "Two brothers, hockey players, dead on same day of opioid overdose," 13 June 2019 Never Any!’s standards are stricter: Its chickens are also raised without antibiotics — one potentially helpful way to limit exposure to unneeded meds. — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, "GH Seal Spotlight: Aldi Never Any! Fresh Whole Chicken," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unneeded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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