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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Nike has been putting together a bespoke team for the high profile project, which had been kept as concealed as excess flesh under a Skims outfit for more than a year until the noisy announcement in February.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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If your home gets a lot of sun, think about drawing the blinds or curtains to stop excess heat from entering.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Atleti’s scrambling efforts to get into their own box meant the spare man was Fabian Ruiz on the edge of the area.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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That heritage is doubtless a poisoned chalice because if the film had been a shot-for-shot remake of the original it would have been branded lazy and superfluous.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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And though some familiar causes of bloat, such as performances of each of the Best Song nominees, were absent, nature abhors a vacuum, and this year’s showrunners found plenty of other superfluous moments to include.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Williamson never lets his viewers suffer through unnecessary and long-drawn-out scenes, even when the show’s rapid speed makes specific scenarios feel overly outlandish.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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This means finally giving NPs, PAs, and other APPs the ability to practice at the tops of their licenses, without the need for burdensome and unnecessary physician oversight.—
Web Golinkin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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