tautological

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Attempting to define this unique, curvilinear object is a tautological exercise.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

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

And this is how blue whale has become trapped within a tautological circle of specialization: it needs to be big enough in order to eat enough to be big.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2020

“It was often described as tautological — you could explain anything with it,” Masten said in a phone interview.

From Washington Post • May 26, 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