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Recent Examples of unneeded There are still unneeded roadways in major parks such as Flushing Meadows, and the Parks Department has never shown leadership on the issue. —
Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 Keep essential tools, but take out unneeded items. —George Petras, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 But with a shot to cut into that deficit more after the Patriots defense forced a three-and-out, Maye forced an unneeded desperation pass downfield to Kyle Williams, which was nowhere close to the rookie wideout and easily picked off by Julian Love. —Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026 An unbiased bioethical analysis does not pose the question of whether gender-affirming care for youth should exist, but to whom, when and how it should be provided — balancing benefits and burdens, recognizing variation in child development, minimizing the chance of providing unneeded treatment. —Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unneeded
Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 Keep essential tools, but take out unneeded items. —George Petras, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 But with a shot to cut into that deficit more after the Patriots defense forced a three-and-out, Maye forced an unneeded desperation pass downfield to Kyle Williams, which was nowhere close to the rookie wideout and easily picked off by Julian Love. —Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026 An unbiased bioethical analysis does not pose the question of whether gender-affirming care for youth should exist, but to whom, when and how it should be provided — balancing benefits and burdens, recognizing variation in child development, minimizing the chance of providing unneeded treatment. —Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unneeded
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While practicing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Todd is accused of performing unnecessary breast and pelvic exams on patients.— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Both over- and underwatering can lead to unnecessary plant stress.— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
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Several men in my life– and then this doctor — had put unwanted things inside me.— Sarah Hoover, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Every few minutes, the quiet of a muggy spring evening in the Park Glen neighborhood in far north Fort Worth was broken by the clanging of pots, pans, air horns, and other noisemakers as residents looked skyward at unwanted guests.— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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