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2022-05-20 13:43:01 The astronauts assembled together for an official portrait.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ...together... > .
TIP: Assembled means "gathered together", so the word together is unnecessary.

The astronauts assembled together for an official portrait. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:42:50 The channel cut to the live feed to hear from the point of view of people at the rally.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) <...the point of view of...> .
TIP: The point of view means "the perspective of someone", and in this case, the perspective is the people's at the rally.

The channel cut to the live feed to hear from the point of view of people at the rally. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:42:41 We purchased our home because of its close proximity to several schools.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) <...close...> .
TIP: Close means "near", and proximity means "state of being near".

We purchased our home because of its close proximity to several schools. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:42:30 The team traded its star player, generating intense fury among fans.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) <...intense...> .
TIP: Fury means "intense rage", so the word intense is unnecessary.

The team traded its star player, generating intense fury among fans. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:42:20 Placement tests are often necessary prerequisites for admittance to schools.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) either < ...necessary... > or < ...prerequisites... > .
TIP: Both necessary and prerequisites refer to a "requirement". Either word can be removed from the sentence.

Placement tests are often necessary prerequisites for admittance to schools.
OR
Placement tests are often necessary prerequisites for admittance to schools. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:42:02 She is a person who cares about the environment.

Answer: The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) <... is a person who... > .
TIP: Both she and a person refer to the sentence's subject.

She is a person who cares about the environment. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:41:50 INSTRUCTIONS: remove unnecessary word or set of words.

The barrister believed his client signed the confession under forced compulsion.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is < ...forced... > .
TIP: Forced means "involuntary", and compulsion means an "irresistible impulse".

The barrister believed his client signed the confession under forced compulsion. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 13:41:00 Brevity (writing)

Benefits :
Learn to express yourself clearly and concisely ;
Avoid redundancies in your writing ;
Keep your reader's attention by writing more directly .

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentence and remove (an) unnecessary word(-s) to make the sentence more concise. All or part of the selection can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.

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2022-05-19 16:55:15 NOUN: one who records population statistics —

PHONO — LIBER — ER

DEMO — GRAPH — INE

Answer: n DEMOGRAPHER .
DEMO (people) + GRAPH (written or recorder) + ER (one that is or does) = DEMO|GRAPH|ER — one who records population statistics. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 16:55:04 VERB: to bring to a stop or disband —

DE — ACR — IZE

A — MOBIL — IUM

Answer: v DEMOBILIZE .
DE (opposite or remove) + MOBIL (move) + IZE (cause to become) = DE|MOBIL|IZE — to bring to a stop or disband. Open / Comment