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Recent Examples of nonnecessity
The nonnecessity of it all.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2021
Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said neither of the infected individuals was in close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with Biden or Harris within the past 48 hours, rendering self-quarantining a nonnecessity.
—Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnecessity
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Doocy said Williams and Wilmore, who spent 286 days at the International Space Station, would get $5 per day in incidentals, which amounts to an additional $1,430.—
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.—
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The brick-and-mortar will offer her luxury bridalwear collections, priced between $5,000 to $16,000, give or take with customizations and add-ons; the eveningwear line, priced between $4,000 to $7,000 and accessories.—
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Last year, London’s luxury property market may have taken a bit of a hit, as buyers held off in advance of the budget released in the fall.—
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The bill mandates statewide standards for police lineups, including: The use of lineup fillers that match the eyewitness’s description.—
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When performed by a licensed professional, dermal fillers are considered to be one of the safest cosmetic treatments available.—
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See our earlier explainer on the differences between Thunderbolt and USB-C. As mentioned above, Thunderbolt 5 equipment is compatible with other data and power transfer technologies, just not at Thunderbolt 5's maximum 80Gbps bandwidth for data transfers and 240 watts of power delivery.—
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Similarly, when optimal maintenance and upgrade schedules aren’t maintained, critical equipment can fail.—
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In addition, that subsidiary operates over 35 locations through its Town & Country Industries division that specializes in pool and patio, hurricane and industrial building products.—
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Now, its spinoff subsidiary, Eve, is developing electric aircraft for the eVTOL segment.—
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Dozens of extras, dressed in purple and white, were seen participating in a scenes across several campus locations.—
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An employee at the medical center, Rachel, who requested to be identified by only her first name for fear of retaliation, juggled three signs and a purple cowbell at the rally, handing out extras to people who walked by.—
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The technique could also be seen via the hand-cut silk wool cascading petal embroideries that undulated down her new Octavia and Adeline gowns.—
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So that detail was doing a bit of embroidery on the relationship.—
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The nineteenth-century armies of Qing China integrated Han, Mongol, and Manchu populations and relied on numerous local auxiliaries.—
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China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.—
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“Nonnecessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnecessity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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