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.
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Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Sadaf spouts a tautology — faith as faith — that also holds for patriotism.
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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.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2024
The goal was to market something in every category, which led to the occasional tautology.
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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
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Complete 10–15 repetitions per leg.
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Despite decades of repetition, eating more carrots will not give you night vision.
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Remaining on stage with gracious verbalism, Batiste first acknowledged the nominees.
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The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.
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Eco-design and circularity can significantly reduce a product’s footprint, and measuring the full chain reveals the biggest improvement opportunities.
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Applicants may interpret topics such as climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and biodiversity, waste and pollution, grassroots activism, recycling and circularity, and the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis.
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Young salespeople hawked their company’s wares with the hyperbole associated with a consumer business rather than selling business enterprise solutions.
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There is a one in a million chance — that hyperbole is fair — of finding a piece of grass that isn’t up to snuff for the Bos family.
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But investors aren't waiting around, picking up on potential redundancies and resulting frustrations and making moves on them.
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Our team spent that stretch on redundancy work, so the exchange was never dependent on a single provider again.
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“Tautology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautology. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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