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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
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Volvo's New River Valley plant in Virginia is producing the VNL Autonomous with six critical redundant or back-up systems — including dual braking, steering, communication, computing, power, energy storage and motion control — which are key to safe operations without a driver in the seat.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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And again on the chopping block are supply expenditures, including eliminating redundant technology and the general use of CAL-Card accounts.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 27 Nov. 2025.
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