Thesaurus results for DUPLICATIVE

duplicative

adjective

Definition of duplicative

as in repetitive

marked by repetition duplicative efforts in this area that are just a waste of time

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Recent Examples of duplicative Initial concerns with the bill arose due to potentially duplicative oversight of health facilities already licensed for strict state-level inspection. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 But today's permitting processes are frequently duplicative, unpredictable, and unnecessarily slow, creating uncertainty that drives up costs and delays investment. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Eliminating many of these township governments, mosquito abatement districts, and duplicative sanitation, library, school and park districts would be good government in a state that needs to reduce the burden on its taxpayers. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 This could involve reducing overhead expenses such as duplicative roles, or producing content once and cross-syndicating it across multiple stations. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Polymarket spokesperson added that the company is worried about potential duplicative or conflicting compliance requirements that could harm innovation. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 July 2026 And the agencies have sometimes required duplicative inspections. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 In addition, many regulations are confusing, duplicative and a minefield for those who must comply. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 That means freezing or delaying nonessential program expansions, eliminating duplicative pilots and consultant-heavy projects, and sweeping long-vacant administrative positions. — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

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repetitive

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This suggests that while there’s a lot of demand for cybersecurity talent, enterprises are also expecting agentic AI systems to assume some higher volume, repetitive tasks.

— John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The study also found that dementia was common among the brain donors, with the researchers urging prevention measures focused on cutting down on repetitive head impacts across all levels of the sport.

— Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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