tautological
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Attempting to define this unique, curvilinear object is a tautological exercise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
FINA’s argument that, to its “best knowledge, the athletes competing at such international events never used,” nor required, “caps of such size and configuration” is infuriatingly tautological.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2021
The result is an algorithmic marketplace that serves up mostly the hits, driving a cycle so self-fulfilling it’s nearly tautological: Best sellers sell the best because they are best sellers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
She cheesily attempted to brand the disruptions as “getting Loomered,” which seemed tautological: She was doing these things to herself.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2020
When the choir of two-fisted tenors on the record were “proud to bear the title” Colonel Meecham entered the room slapping the swagger stick in a steady, tautological rhythm that seemed ominous, even predatory.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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