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The phrase "an extraneous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is unnecessary or irrelevant in a particular context.
Example: "The report contained an extraneous section that did not relate to the main topic."
Alternatives: "an unnecessary" or "a superfluous".
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"They are not an extraneous force.
The photo is more than an extraneous prop.
Look, an extraneous presenter kept saying, there are so many tweets: look at the spike.
It sounds like an extraneous sample, perhaps from a movie, definitely from the days before digital.
During the editing process an extraneous line was added to the article.
Because, if you're not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.
Correction: October 20 , 2002 Sunday A picture credit on Page 39 of The Times Magazine today with the Diagnosis column includes an extraneous word.
Then, as if out of nowhere, the conversation between Iago and Otello is interrupted by what would appear to be an extraneous choral interlude.
Charles Darwin, in his theory of the selection of mutations by the environment, sought to vindicate apparent progress in the organic realm without recourse to an extraneous god.
The last third has its longueurs, especially an extraneous expedition to Italy, where naturally (and a bit implausibly) everyone eats with perfect respect for food and companionship.
Even when the movie goes haywire with an extraneous comic gambit involving an airborne pirate ship, it barrels forward with a fearless audacity.
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