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superfluous

[soo-pur-floo-uhs] / sʊˈpɜr flu əs /


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At the time, a Homeland Security spokesperson said the judge’s order was “unnecessary and superfluous given DHS’s medical policy goes above and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Even copies of years-old news articles are marred with superfluous redactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

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

Italians mastered how to create a food culture built around comfort and family without being superfluous.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

A superfluous major on his rolls meant an untidy table of organization and gave ammunition to the men at Twenty-seventh Air Force Headquarters who Colonel Cathcart was positive were his enemies and rivals.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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