tautological

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Recent Examples of tautological Ultimately, the question of motive may be tautological, given the species in question. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 On the surface, this might just seem tautological. — Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025 More realistically, production is a tautological signal of money in circulation, not the existence of central banks, mints, Treasuries, monetary authorities, or economists advising all four more broadly. — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for tautological
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  1. redundant
  2. repetitious
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  • Koen also took issue with the coalition’s financial record-keeping and said its rental assistance program is redundant to West Valley Community Services’ program.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An amendment proposed by Supervisor Holly Mitchell to take steps to ensure that the office’s work would not be redundant with that done by other county entities was accepted before the vote.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of redundant
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  • The book is that challenging—turgid, repetitious, and laced with technical jargon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of repetitious

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