tautological

Definition of tautologicalnext

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Recent Examples of tautological Stella’s tautological compositions shrugged off the categories of invention and aesthetic judgment that Fried hoped modernism would preserve. Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 The concept has become a bit vague and tautological. WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023 Is there another tautological issue there? 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 See All Example Sentences for tautological
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautological
Adjective
  • There’s some discussion about expanding the unemployment insurance system to include a new class of benefits for workers whose jobs become redundant due to wider use of artificial intelligence.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • There’s some discussion about expanding the unemployment insurance system to include a new class of benefits for workers whose jobs become redundant due to wider use of artificial intelligence.
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • This loud bird can be heard singing all through the year—its three-note call repetitious and bright.
    Christopher Gangemi, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • After a debut season as shocking and raw as Aunt Lydia’s aforementioned act of discipline, Bruce Miller’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s landmark novel drifted into repetitious patterns with a familiarity that dulled their impact.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautological. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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