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
Advertisement The shortcomings of the Benedict-Sophie Cinderella story might have been easier to overlook if the side plots felt more vital and less redundant.
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Other opponents said the bill is redundant, because there are already state and federal laws against non-citizens voting.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 29 Jan. 2026
Closet organization is often seen as an intimidating, hours-long task that can feel redundant once the mess piles back up again.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Startorus has developed a unified solution that shares information across layers, reduces redundant computation, and enables end-to-end joint reconstruction of plasma equilibrium shapes.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Other opponents said the bill is redundant, because there are already state and federal laws against non-citizens voting.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 29 Jan. 2026
Closet organization is often seen as an intimidating, hours-long task that can feel redundant once the mess piles back up again.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Startorus has developed a unified solution that shares information across layers, reduces redundant computation, and enables end-to-end joint reconstruction of plasma equilibrium shapes.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundant
Adjective
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That staunch support takes on extra significance in a hyper-competitive country that often only rewards top winners and punishes those who fall short.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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If Boise State and SDSU both make it, that’s an extra $4 million minimum for the Mountain West.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the new rules included a revision mandating that new rooftop solar customers will no longer be credited at the retail rate of electricity when their systems generated surplus energy.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the path to income-tax repeal could actually be even simpler, by using surplus revenue to automatically reduce it over time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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The parking plan requires the church to provide a shuttle bus to an overflow site to manage excess cars.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Early motorists often carried tools and spare parts, expecting breakdowns as part of the journey.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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With stocks of spare parts running low domestically, Orest said that former Eastern Bloc countries, such as the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, were the most obvious places to turn for help.—
Michael Holtz,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the brightly billboarded carcass of a West Coast city, private security shields the corporate enclaves of a tech élite from the shantytowns of the economically superfluous.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Clé de Peau Beauté Precious Gold Vitality Serum The gold in this serum’s name is not superfluous or simply a nod to the bottle’s luxe color.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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For locals, these sheltered passages can also make surfacing almost unnecessary.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But their efforts are not enough to save this unnecessary sequel that smacks of a cash grab.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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