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Not wanted or needed

unnecessary

adjective

not needed

redundant

adjective

not needed

unwanted

adjective

if something is unwanted, you do not want it

superfluous

adjective

not needed or wanted

uninvited

adjective

not asked for or wanted

unasked for

adjective

not wanted or invited

unsolicited

adjective

unsolicited offers, advice, presents, or other things are things you receive that you do not ask for, and may not want

unlooked-for

adjective

not expected

dispensable

adjective

if someone or something is dispensable, you do not need them and can get rid of them if you want to

unwanted

adjective

used about something that you no longer need

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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