superfluous

Example Sentences

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Once again, artificial intelligence was at the center of the selloff, amid worries that software would be made superfluous by Anthropic’s Claude applications.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

They flesh out the narrative just slightly enough not to feel entirely superfluous.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

That final scene seems superfluous, but as for the rest of the movie: Its audacious energy is more apparent than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The company has eliminated unpopular wing sauces, 86’d a superfluous fried-chicken batter, and thinned out the burger menu—all in service of making the kitchen a more simple place to work.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Thus, many items had become superfluous, and these were not really things one could sell or things people wanted to throw out.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka