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superfluous

[soo-pur-floo-uhs] / sʊˈpɜr flu əs /


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That will steer you away from funds with fat payouts but superfluous tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Once again, artificial intelligence was at the center of the selloff, amid worries that software would be made superfluous by Anthropic’s Claude applications.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

They flesh out the narrative just slightly enough not to feel entirely superfluous.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

The company has eliminated unpopular wing sauces, 86’d a superfluous fried-chicken batter, and thinned out the burger menu—all in service of making the kitchen a more simple place to work.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

She discovered she had an excellent memory for important information and a knack for separating the essential from the superfluous.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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