as in extra
being over what is needed
this area is already chockablock with shopping malls; another one would be redundant
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Recent Examples of redundant
This lumpy book, full of redundant stories and unnecessary detours that provide little illumination but plenty of needless bulk, lacks participation by the group’s members and is not the biography that this great and important band deserves.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Many editors pointed out that the addition of AI summaries is simply redundant.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
From duplicative testing to redundant administrative overhead, inefficiencies plague every corner of the delivery system.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Or like a business-leadership conference where everything inexplicably has to be about golf — but perhaps that comparison is redundant.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 June 2025
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Many editors pointed out that the addition of AI summaries is simply redundant.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
From duplicative testing to redundant administrative overhead, inefficiencies plague every corner of the delivery system.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Or like a business-leadership conference where everything inexplicably has to be about golf — but perhaps that comparison is redundant.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for redundant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundant
Adjective
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This simple, oversized button-down shirt can be thrown over a tank top for extra coverage, worn with trousers for a dinner out, or used to elevate a pair of classic jeans.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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At the time, Michelle, now 38, welcomed the extra opportunity to see her baby on the screen.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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There are 26 other states with surplus funds in their insurance premium pools.—
Lexi White,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2025
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The Mountain View Community Church food ministry program, managed by Heather Winters, partners with Fresh Rescue, a San Diego Food Bank program in which edible, surplus food from grocery stores and restaurants is set aside for nonprofit partners to collect on a scheduled basis.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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This is different from the current law, that allows for any excess business loss to be considered a net operating loss, and carried forward for use in future years.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The change in odor and taste is due to the heavy rains that hit just north of the area, leading to excess runoff changing the composition of the Missouri River, KC Water said in a Sunday news release.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Everyone’s here to make one another better, to share tidbits of information, spare knowledge, and that’s the coolest part for me.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Technology has taken over with simulators and treadmills and sensors hunting for spare fractions of a second to eliminate.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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In 2009, when U.S. President Barack Obama came into office, nuclear weapons looked increasingly superfluous.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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This is an important distinction, and more than anything a reminder of the Fed’s superfluous nature as a lender of last resort.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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These scans can detect benign anomalies that trigger unnecessary follow-ups and patient anxiety.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Court papers say the defendant, Farrukh Ali, conspired with at least 41 substance abuse clinics to bill the state for hundreds of millions of dollars for substance abuse services that were never provided, not provided as billed or were medically unnecessary.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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