as in extra
being over what is needed
this area is already chockablock with shopping malls; another one would be redundant
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Recent Examples of redundant
This early in the run of a multi-cam sitcom, a lack of chemistry is understandable, as are redundant exposition dumps meant to help the traditional TV audience keep up with what’s happening across 22 fleeting minutes of story.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Current state law requires physicians who've been trained in a different country to redo their residency in the U.S., which the bill authors called redundant.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Reduce the costs, noise and security risks that come with redundant tooling.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
His defensive-minded presence is a bit redundant on the current Canucks’ blue line which is already overflowing with simple, stay-at-home options.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Current state law requires physicians who've been trained in a different country to redo their residency in the U.S., which the bill authors called redundant.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Reduce the costs, noise and security risks that come with redundant tooling.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
His defensive-minded presence is a bit redundant on the current Canucks’ blue line which is already overflowing with simple, stay-at-home options.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for redundant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundant
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Those who need extra time due to having pets or livestock were told to evacuate now.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Order extra injera bread ($2) to sop up every ounce of flavor from the plate.Martin Vassolo, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, many homeowners who were dropped may be forced to find a policy through the state insurer of last resort – the FAIR plan – or a surplus line carrier, an unregulated insurer that charges far more than a traditional policy.Nadia Lopez, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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The company plans to allocate up to 90% of its surplus cash to bitcoin, borrowing a page from MicroStrategy’s playbook.Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Drainage holes allow excess water to flow away from plant roots and are essential for preventing root rot.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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With the dog sedated, the team went to work, shaving pounds of excess fur from her body.Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Seconds Market, a clothing swap service, has launched a form connecting donors who want to send spare clothes directly to someone who was impacted by the fires.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Once those spare instrumental parts – including Ellie’s piano overdub – were completed, the Balkcoms cut their vocals facing each other with three different mics in the center of the main studio with Lily on lead vocal, Ellie singing high harmonies and Powell on the low end.Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is something about mechanical complexity, even for its own sake, that just makes some collectors swoon, and just about no complications is as superfluous today as the tourbillon.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the case of flatware, the analogous dish might be ice cream alone, where the fork would be superfluous.Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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Work on increasing cash flow, reducing unnecessary expenses and improving profit margins.Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ravi Parikh, an Emory University oncologist who was the study's lead author, told KFF Health News the tool failed hundreds of times to prompt doctors to initiate that important discussion -- possibly heading off unnecessary chemotherapy -- with patients who needed it.Darius Tahir | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Redundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundant. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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