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Recent Examples of tautological
The concept has become a bit vague and tautological.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautological
Adjective
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Watching Joanne and Noah quite literally retrace their steps from the first finale makes all that happens in the second season feel that much more redundant.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Other once-promising supporting players are reduced to repetitious stalling patterns.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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The repetitious questions did not throw him off his course.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautological. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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