unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 
: not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree
unnecessarily harsh criticism
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In a cautionary note to its successors, the Biden administration said Friday that pausing the risk adjustment model would unnecessarily increase the government's payment to MA plans by $3.4 billion next year.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Or is this a case of mistaken identity, blacklisting a business unnecessarily?
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
But midwives say California’s regulatory regime around birth centers is unnecessarily preventing new centers from opening and leading some existing facilities to close.
—Ronnie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
When part of an overall healthy lifestyle that includes proper nutrition and sleep, regular cardio exercise allows your heart to not have to work unnecessarily hard all of the time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 7 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Or is this a case of mistaken identity, blacklisting a business unnecessarily?
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
But midwives say California’s regulatory regime around birth centers is unnecessarily preventing new centers from opening and leading some existing facilities to close.
—Ronnie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
When part of an overall healthy lifestyle that includes proper nutrition and sleep, regular cardio exercise allows your heart to not have to work unnecessarily hard all of the time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Unnecessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessarily. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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unnecessarily
adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌən-ˌnes-ə-ˈser-ə-lē
1
: not by necessity
spent money unnecessarily
2
: to an unnecessary degree
an unnecessarily harsh punishment
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