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inessential

[in-i-sen-shuhl] / ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəl /


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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

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

Though the song’s title starts as a negative, describing Ken as inessential, the group elevates it to a chant of self-affirming validation, one that stops them from warring with each other and themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

All such may for our present purpose be considered as quite inessential.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William