unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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Wells Fargo was the subject of a Times investigation in 2013 that revealed a pressure-cooker culture at the bank where employees opened unneeded accounts for customers, ordered credit cards without their permission and forged signatures on paperwork.
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Md Fazlur Rahman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The addition of new vertical access points from the platforms will enable faster loading and unloading, as will the elimination of the unneeded upper level.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The next year, doctors collected billions from the government for pricey bandages that were sometimes unneeded.
—Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And lately, he’s instead been one more source of unneeded flux.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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Md Fazlur Rahman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The addition of new vertical access points from the platforms will enable faster loading and unloading, as will the elimination of the unneeded upper level.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The next year, doctors collected billions from the government for pricey bandages that were sometimes unneeded.
—Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And lately, he’s instead been one more source of unneeded flux.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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