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
States will also expend enormous effort trying to prevent such intrusions, most likely with the aid of their own AI defenses, while operating multiple redundant networks.
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Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
Underly noted significant racial disparities in passage rates and said new requirements for teaching candidates to learn about the science of reading make the expensive test redundant.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Today, the robust power infrastructure built to serve K-25 remains available in Oak Ridge, including redundant 161- and 500-kilovolt transmission lines that transect the Clinch River site.
—Daniel Stout, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
After diagnosing where the friction is occurring, business leaders should do a full tech stack audit, cutting redundant tech and prioritizing programs that offer interoperability, the report advises.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
Underly noted significant racial disparities in passage rates and said new requirements for teaching candidates to learn about the science of reading make the expensive test redundant.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Today, the robust power infrastructure built to serve K-25 remains available in Oak Ridge, including redundant 161- and 500-kilovolt transmission lines that transect the Clinch River site.
—Daniel Stout, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
After diagnosing where the friction is occurring, business leaders should do a full tech stack audit, cutting redundant tech and prioritizing programs that offer interoperability, the report advises.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for redundant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundant
Adjective
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The evolving answers and the extra attention has kept a notable spotlight on Gallego, whose 2024 Senate win in a state President Donald Trump won handily has given him an outsized platform about how Democrats can compete moving forward.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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But, for players like two-time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins, being able to win football’s biggest prize for the city of New Orleans was like an extra badge of honor.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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But one of the new 100 startups that the surplus engineers create may become the next OpenAI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The mayor’s recommendation to the City Council asks council members to waive the requirement that surplus land first be circulated for review by all city departments to decide whether there is another municipal use for the property before seeking to offer it for commercial lease.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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These excess nutrients, plus stagnant water and warm temperatures all seem to increase the frequency of toxic algal blooms, according to Lake Monroe’s watershed management plan.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
18 Aug. 2025
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Surgical options may be considered if conservative treatments do not provide sufficient relief, including the repair of affected structures or the drainage of excess fluid.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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So often, as for the opener in the Champions League final, one of PSG’s full-backs becomes the spare, untracked player in the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Your 5-year-old son will find the box full of Sharpies and decide to redecorate your spare bedroom, an hour before your in-laws arrive for a week’s visit.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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But this does not obviate the very real problems that will be caused in America if AI services are permitted to absorb without recompense — and thereby to render obsolete or superfluous — the work of millions of people on the existing internet.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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Different shades of ambient lighting add a superfluous but fun luxury characteristic.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Restructuring your team to bring him in now could cause unnecessary hits or weaken your squad balance.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Delete unnecessary apps from your phone - Most apps collect personal details such as your name, email and location, which could be hacked.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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