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Recent Examples of tautological
Is there another tautological issue there?
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
This might seem tautological, but there’s a point.
—Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2021
Entitlement, too, is tautological.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2020
You folks read astronomy stuff (that's tautological), so there must be tons of people reading this who would know.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2012
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
This might seem tautological, but there’s a point.
—Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2021
Entitlement, too, is tautological.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2020
You folks read astronomy stuff (that's tautological), so there must be tons of people reading this who would know.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautological
Adjective
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For comparison’s sake, though, the now somewhat redundant Super Mario 3D All-Stars also contained the first Super Mario Galaxy and bizarrely went out of print back in 2021.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers are up to five left-handers in their bullpen right now, which Roberts conceded is a tad redundant.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, this film’s absurd existentialist deadpan aligns Lanthimos’ work here closer to Ruben Östlund than ever — himself a filmmaker likely drawing from Lanthimos these days — to mine the comedy of repetitious futility to disorienting effect.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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Irakli’s search is less mission than meander, one that only lags during a slightly repetitious late stretch, before Koberidze gets us back.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautological. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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