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as in surpluses
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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as in dismissals
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 redundancies
From safety redundancies and modernization efforts to training future controllers and keeping the best staff, much of the work of the Federal Aviation Administration could see long term harms from the shutdown, experts say.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The air traffic control system is multi-layered and has redundancies built into it to ensure an incredibly safe environment.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
If there is no deal, the White House has ordered federal agencies to make plans for the large-scale redundancies.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
It’s now emerged that key unscripted executives including Gretchen Stockdale, COO of Pilgrim Media Group, are exiting as a result of the redundancies.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Conduct a technology audit to identify redundancies, inefficiencies and compliance gaps.
—Jay Deady, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
She was let go the day before redundancies were announced, while Gill’s own £1m-per-year deal has also been cut.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
One clear signal of this scrutiny is the rise of SaaS spend management platforms that help businesses discover all the apps in use across their organization, detect redundancies and eliminate wasteful spend.
—Michael Zuercher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The air traffic control system is multi-layered and has redundancies built into it to ensure an incredibly safe environment.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
If there is no deal, the White House has ordered federal agencies to make plans for the large-scale redundancies.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
It’s now emerged that key unscripted executives including Gretchen Stockdale, COO of Pilgrim Media Group, are exiting as a result of the redundancies.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Conduct a technology audit to identify redundancies, inefficiencies and compliance gaps.
—Jay Deady, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
She was let go the day before redundancies were announced, while Gill’s own £1m-per-year deal has also been cut.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
One clear signal of this scrutiny is the rise of SaaS spend management platforms that help businesses discover all the apps in use across their organization, detect redundancies and eliminate wasteful spend.
—Michael Zuercher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancies
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The pot of money has built sizable reserves due to annual surpluses and an arrangement for the fund to share in a portion of tariff revenue, Super added.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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In this approach, BESS handles rapid fluctuations within milliseconds, absorbing short-term surpluses or deficits.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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The high portion of dismissals has also discouraged first responders such as police officers and firefighters from participating.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Frank set about reining in their attacking excesses.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Septime Webre’s choreography is supposed to have the air of wild and sometimes frenzied social dancing, of Charlestons and Fox Trots and Black Bottoms, of indulging the glorious excesses of the 1920s before the greedier side of the American Dream comes crashing down a few years later.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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After parents were threatened with firings and evictions, 200 pupils withdrew.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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But if our models haven't treated abundances properly, the cooling time has likely been overestimated.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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The measurements identified 13 elements from this doomed object, including aluminum, carbon, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, silicon, sodium, strontium and titanium, in mostly Earth-like abundances.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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This includes layoffs, hires and positions left open because tasks were automated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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If the layoffs are not truly about automation, the simple solution is finding the same or similar position at a different company, according to Stephany.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Redundancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancies. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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