REDUNDANCIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

redundancies

noun

plural of redundancy

as in surpluses

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed there's a redundancy of high-priced restaurants in the area

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chiefly British the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily several dozen employees at the London office were lost to redundancy

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Recent Examples of redundancies Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 The automaker had agreed a deal with unions in late 2024 to avoid factory closures in Germany and rule out compulsory redundancies until the end of 2030. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Corinaldesi ruled out layoffs or redundancies, quashing the concerns of local trade union Filcams Cgil over the fate of the 200 workers employed by LuisaViaRoma at the time. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 Or perhaps, just like physical safety, there should be multiple redundancies and all must play their part. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 Over the years, there have been lengthy fights over any suggestion of redundancies. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 To protect their downside, leaders can implement circuit breakers, establish structural redundancies, and operate proactively. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Competing effectively means eliminating product redundancies, building premium proprietary models, connecting them to popular AI tools, and delivering enterprise utility while keeping costs low. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The redundancies may also cause grid planners to overestimate demand. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026

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Noun

In theory, governments are supposed to balance out deficits in bad times with surpluses in good times.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
Both post test scores far below the state average, and the funding formula leaves Hartford’s own school district starved while CREC thrives with surpluses.

— State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

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That match had 24 dismissals either leg before wicket or bowled, a record for a Test in England.

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The allegations against Tran have led to other murder convictions being overturned, dismissals and relatively lenient plea deals in other cases.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Across the 10 seasons PSR was in operation from 2015-16 onwards, our calculations turned up 40 separate instances of SCR excesses.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Historical legacy is not destiny, and Russia’s excesses cannot be blamed solely on its ties to the political culture of the steppes.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of excesses

Noun

The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system.

— Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of firings

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Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

Definition of abundances

Noun

While Apple’s layoffs are uncommon and relatively small, other companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees in the last year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The layoffs come as Ellison has been quietly rebuilding her business after several years of near-dormancy.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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