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
Horizon Aircraft The 14-fan system is highly redundant and compartmentalized.
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Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Everything else is redundant, costly and time consuming overreach.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Foreign transaction fee 3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars
If your card does, buying it from your insurer is redundant.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
This multi-sensor system dynamically analyzes obstacles and depth changes, optimizing the cleaning path while avoiding redundant motions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Everything else is redundant, costly and time consuming overreach.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Foreign transaction fee 3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars
If your card does, buying it from your insurer is redundant.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
This multi-sensor system dynamically analyzes obstacles and depth changes, optimizing the cleaning path while avoiding redundant motions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for redundant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundant
Adjective
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Liquid laundry sanitizers offer an extra level of cleaning, but they should only be used in limited circumstances.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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There’s just an extra level of DGAF playfulness going on now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The surplus Newsom extolled, however, was an illusion.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
22 May 2025
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Carpentersville will fund the purchase and other work needed for the site using money in its surplus general fund budget, according to documents.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Most are in agreement that the excess stimulation and instant gratification offered by digital devices can be overwhelming for young, developing brains.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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On Friday, Joel canceled all the concerts on his schedule after revealing a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a brain disorder where excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricles.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Photo : Sunseeker Yachts Lewis Hamilton, Sunseeker 90 Scuderia Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is enjoying spare moments off the track aboard his Sunseeker 90.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
24 May 2025
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The film will be set in a dystopian future, where the elite harvest clones for spare parts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But personality was not part of that package, and a backstory was entirely superfluous.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Much of the money for these hires can come from identifying and eliminating superfluous (outside of the school buildings) administrative positions.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Patrick Boel, managing director at real estate developer Roundhouse, said most of the land the company owns is in areas where the new zoning code already provides for high-density housing, large heights and no parking requirements, making any incentives unnecessary.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2025
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The move comes as Trump has looked for ways to cut spending deemed unnecessary, and the Treasury estimates halting the production of pennies will save $85 million. — CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han, Dan Mangan, Ashley Capoot, Annika Kim Constantino and Jeff Cox contributed to this report.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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