TAUTOLOGICAL Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

tautological

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Recent Examples of tautological Ultimately, the question of motive may be tautological, given the species in question. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 On the surface, this might just seem tautological. — Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025 More realistically, production is a tautological signal of money in circulation, not the existence of central banks, mints, Treasuries, monetary authorities, or economists advising all four more broadly. — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Stella’s tautological compositions shrugged off the categories of invention and aesthetic judgment that Fried hoped modernism would preserve. — Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tautological

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According to correspondence reviewed by ProPublica, the Joint Staff disagreed with the Army acting secretary, who said in a February 2025 memo that the program was redundant and recommended Congress repeal the law that set it in motion.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Carbyne reports that redundant calls among those triaged calls dropped by more than 30%.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of redundant

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The book is that challenging—turgid, repetitious, and laced with technical jargon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.

— Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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