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as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea
even though the phrase "free gift" is a redundancy, many retailers still use it to assure customers that an item is really free
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as in surplus
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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as in dismissal
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 redundancy
With its tens of thousands of laser points projecting a second, lidar provides a critical layer of redundancy for the vehicle as well as a way to visualize the world in three dimensions.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Resilience, redundancy, diversification, and national security are legitimate values to pursue, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensifying rivalry with China.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
There also would be fewer redundancies with the former parent companies.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The suit is equipped with several redundancy systems and an integrated diagnostic system.
—Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Resilience, redundancy, diversification, and national security are legitimate values to pursue, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensifying rivalry with China.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
There also would be fewer redundancies with the former parent companies.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The suit is equipped with several redundancy systems and an integrated diagnostic system.
—Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancy
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The repetition of it was intimidating at first, but has now become almost sort of like therapeutic.Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This line is reflexively repeated by pundits, talkers, and thinkers on both sides of the American political divide, and that repetition always engenders a great deal of backlash.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Plains All American Pipeline has a working capital surplus of $33 million and approximately $3.3 billion of liquidity available as of September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Newsom, first elected in 2018, temporarily increased the incentive by $90 million when the state enjoyed a large pandemic-era surplus in 2021.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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The hearing officer agreed but despite his dismissal of the summons, the sheriff’s office opted to keep the closure order in place for one year.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Expect the Clippers to shed further light on Shelton’s dismissal.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Just an overdue recalibration of what constitutes luxury versus excess; omakase counters are thriving, after all.Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
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The ’80s excess is on point, from maximalist cocktail attire to the mile-high-club encounter in the Concorde bathroom that opens the series.Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Williams is regarded as a smart player, but has always played with a lot of emotion — and verbosity.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
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Grasslands and agricultural areas had the highest levels of coyote abundance and both of these regions provide them with prey and shelter.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Out of an abundance of caution, all 13 of the machines involved are being reset.ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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To be as green as possible, the French maker of fragrance diffusion technologies Scentys introduced at Luxe Pack its new invention: sustainable, reusable capsules created with a blend of metal and plastic.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety The aroma will be activated at Alamo theaters via Joya Studio’s atomization technology, which employs cold-air diffusion to disperse scented molecules as fine, dry air without the use of heat, water or alcohol.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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