unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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In the end, who ends up paying the freight for unneeded pipe replacement?
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Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
The warnings says such configuration alteration could lead to, for instance, the monitor saying that a patient’s kidneys are malfunctioning or breathing failing, and that could cause medical staff to administer unneeded remedies that could be harmful.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
These features are unneeded or unwanted by non-gamers but contribute to OLED monitors’ already high pricing.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
According to the warrants, there also appears to be at least $600,000 in Medicaid fraud that occurred in unneeded medical interventions and hospitalizations of the girl at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
The warnings says such configuration alteration could lead to, for instance, the monitor saying that a patient’s kidneys are malfunctioning or breathing failing, and that could cause medical staff to administer unneeded remedies that could be harmful.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
These features are unneeded or unwanted by non-gamers but contribute to OLED monitors’ already high pricing.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
According to the warrants, there also appears to be at least $600,000 in Medicaid fraud that occurred in unneeded medical interventions and hospitalizations of the girl at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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