inessential

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One episode in the middle of this season is just that, entirely meant to establish the titular hero as adjacent to another Marvel hero in the area – and otherwise inessential.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

The commentary was no less inessential with the addition of Jimmy Fallon, who also has a show on NBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

MAP, deemed inessential, was cut, and the program dissolved within a few years.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023

It urged residents in the area to avoid inessential outings and to use caution against mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Again, the distinction will be found to exist, not only between forms and shades as subjects of choice, but between essential and inessential forms.

From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John