tautology
Example Sentences
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On one level, this is a fairly ridiculous tautology.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
It’s such a distortion I don’t think you could even call it a tautology.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2023
The problem with this narrative is that it’s just a pejorative tautology.
From Washington Post • May 12, 2022
The anthropic principle is a tautology masquerading as a truth, but it has proved remarkably resilient.
From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2021
“You don’t know what a tautology is, do you?” he asked.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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