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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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These factors can—and do—lead to redundant solutions, unnecessary expenditures, unmanageable tool stacks and poor visibility; in other words, a complicated security scenario.—
Roi Cohen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America's core national interests will cease to exist.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Scenarios play out all the same, filled with repetitious melee take-down animations on loop.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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United’s problems have been painfully repetitious, so fix the problems, fix the culture, fix the dressing room and endure the pain that comes with it.—
Andy Mitten,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautological. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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