superfluous
Example Sentences
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The air fryer previously fit on the list of superfluous countertop cooking vehicles that don't do anything for me and definitely don't have a place in my kitchen.
From Salon
Fancy strategy and fiery motivation would have been superfluous.
From Washington Post
Their use is banned under international humanitarian law regardless of a valid military target because their effects are indiscriminate by nature and designed to cause superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering.
From BBC
If a line written becomes superfluous — even better.
From Los Angeles Times
“We have shallow friendships and superfluous romantic relationships that are mediated and governed to a large degree by social media.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
