unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Nobody ever complained that many of those jobs were unneeded government jobs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
President Trump must save New York from Amtrak, for two weeks from today, the national railway that can’t do anything right plans to close part of the crucial East River Tunnel, causing years of unneeded chaos for riders of the LIRR and Amtrak itself.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
The various test chambers can replicate upward of 2,500 tests per day, helping the Zipline team iterate quickly and not only add strength but peel away unneeded mass, too.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Nobody ever complained that many of those jobs were unneeded government jobs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
President Trump must save New York from Amtrak, for two weeks from today, the national railway that can’t do anything right plans to close part of the crucial East River Tunnel, causing years of unneeded chaos for riders of the LIRR and Amtrak itself.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
The various test chambers can replicate upward of 2,500 tests per day, helping the Zipline team iterate quickly and not only add strength but peel away unneeded mass, too.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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