tautology
Example Sentences
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Too true, in the way that tautologies always are: Anti-Jewish hatred is indeed antisemitism.
From Los Angeles Times
On one level, this is a fairly ridiculous tautology.
From Los Angeles Times
The problem with this narrative is that it’s just a pejorative tautology.
From Washington Post
Blaming “high prices” on “profiteering” isn’t an explanation; it’s a tautology.
From Washington Post
I just say “the novel”; which isn’t an answer, it’s a tautology — but a necessary one maybe.
From New York Times
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