as in repetition
a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary
"A beginner who has just started" is a tautology.
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Recent Examples of tautology
That tautology, in the age of Trump, is now a matter of judicial precedent.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Saying ‘Hungary is for Hungarians’ or ‘America is for Americans’ is a tautology.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Sadaf spouts a tautology — faith as faith — that also holds for patriotism.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Yes, a win is a win, but tautologies aside, for the Niners, a win with Purdy playing like one of the finest quarterbacks in the NFL on Sunday would speak volumes.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The goal was to market something in every category, which led to the occasional tautology.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Saying ‘Hungary is for Hungarians’ or ‘America is for Americans’ is a tautology.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Sadaf spouts a tautology — faith as faith — that also holds for patriotism.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Yes, a win is a win, but tautologies aside, for the Niners, a win with Purdy playing like one of the finest quarterbacks in the NFL on Sunday would speak volumes.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The goal was to market something in every category, which led to the occasional tautology.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautology
Noun
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LaNasa echoed her friend’s concern while adding an ignorance of history will lead to its repetition.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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After each repetition, participants performed a grip strength task and an arrowhead flanker task to measure attention.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Remaining on stage with gracious verbalism, Batiste first acknowledged the nominees.—
Allison Hazel,
Essence,
9 June 2021
Noun
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The organization helps stakeholders build and implement circular supply chains, works with governments to create policies that promote circularity, and provides education on sustainable manufacturing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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The catch is the circularity of the capital expenditure by the large technology firms – META for example is spending aggressively on data centres and chips and running down its cash levels.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, as a hyperbole of critical consensus around it and of wider aspirations on its behalf, the sentiment is harder to argue against.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both versions have eight electric motors connected to propellers that, according to AIR, provide safety through redundancy.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paper redundancy means little if no one simulates what happens when a core node actually goes down.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tautology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautology. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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