need
noun
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation.
unneeded
-
a word derived from
need.
Example Sentences
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The excess immune cells can then die through apoptosis, a controlled form of programmed cell death that allows the body to remove unneeded, damaged or cancerous cells without causing inflammation or harming nearby tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Providing automatic penalty relief will end unneeded financial headaches for hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the months ahead,” said Glen Frost, founding partner of Frost Law, a law firm representing cases before the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Stokes said some criticism was "harsh and unneeded", but "a lot of it was warranted".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The company advised store managers that they would need to help dispose of suddenly unneeded inventory, like cups, oat milk and lemonade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
Habit ruleth like a task-master returned from the grave; I could not leave the unneeded volumes in disorder.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
