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as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea
even though the phrase "free gift" is a redundancy, many retailers still use it to assure customers that an item is really free
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2
as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
there's a redundancy of high-priced restaurants in the area
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3
as in dismissal
chiefly British
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
several dozen employees at the London office were lost to redundancy
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Recent Examples of redundancy
While Amazon is still the largest cloud provider globally, frequent high-profile outages across major providers have raised concerns about reliability and redundancy in cloud infrastructure.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The demonstration went through a rigorous safety evaluation, and deliberate layers of redundancy, to ensure the safety of fellow citizens.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
The vast cost-cutting and redundancy programme of the past 18 months was carried out at his behest.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The demonstration went through a rigorous safety evaluation, and deliberate layers of redundancy, to ensure the safety of fellow citizens.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
The vast cost-cutting and redundancy programme of the past 18 months was carried out at his behest.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancy
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The repetition of that mythic version has buttressed the belief that the fight for American independence was an event somehow separate from world history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recurring gags, like one with Madonna suddenly falling asleep mid-sentence, are surprising and therefore funny the first time they’re rolled out, and then less surprising and therefore less funny with each repetition.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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John Kmiec, director of Tucson Water, said Tucson’s aggressive conservation programs have made that kind of surplus possible.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Royals currently have a surplus of starters returning next season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Parents said they were told the dismissal was not the result of criminal wrongdoing or abuse allegations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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That immediate dismissal stirred up a new determination within the aspiring firefighter.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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For Jay Gatsby, a man of immense wealth and few scruples, almost nothing is beyond his voracious appetite for excess.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Saraceno explained that there is commonly an excess of huskies in shelters.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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He had been removed from OpenAI’s nonprofit board at the time of Altman’s firing and later took a months-long sabbatical beginning in August 2024.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tidmarsh’s ouster is the latest in a string of haphazard leadership changes at the agency, which has been rocked for months by firings, departures and controversial decisions on vaccines, fluoride and other products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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With its easy access to the Pacific Ocean, the city serves up an abundance of opportunities to surf and paraglide.—
Ally Jaksen,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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What To Know The electricity and computing power needed to run AI systems are dependent on an abundance of resources, including computer chips, energy, cooling, data storage, cybersecurity and other needs.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Using fractional diffusion theory, the research deepens understanding of transient charging behaviors in complex materials, which is key to designing high-performance components used for advanced engineering electrochemical systems in general.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Using a combination of nanotechnological and analogue diffusion devices, these scents permeate the surrounding garden.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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