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unnecessary

[uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] / ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /


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It’s a great song with clear, unambiguous lyrics, and to do anything else to it would have been unnecessary.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

He also lets them know that certain alluring stocks may already be in their index funds, so buying more shares may be unnecessary.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Alex Davies-Jones MP, who led the government's work on the legislation before resigning as victims minister in May, said the bill has been "an unnecessary uphill battle".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“We cook in the same way we would at home—without excess, without unnecessary complexity,” said Kaygusuzer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

“It will be quite unnecessary for my wife to come here,” he said.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

There are some great songs on it, but they're smothered in unnecessaries that made it really cloudy.

From The Guardian May 23, 2013

She has the air of somebody who has reached a point in her life where she is dispensing with the unnecessaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, how luxurious, how stuffed with shameful, wasteful unnecessaries those drawers and closets seemed!

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham

We also had enough unnecessaries to bring us to grief in a couple of weeks.

From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)

I say, pater, do come up while I toss a few unnecessaries into my case.—That's right, Brown; put my bag in my room.

From The Parts Men Play by Baxter, Arthur Beverley




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