tautological

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Recent Examples of tautological 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 Entitlement, too, is tautological. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for tautological
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Adjective
  • Flatbike Pop-Off Pedals come off the bike in a pinch to save space, but stay on through rough riding because of redundant latching.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The repetitious questions did not throw him off his course.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautological. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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