tautological
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Attempting to define this unique, curvilinear object is a tautological exercise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
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
It was this ineffable stature that made Sontag significant—as tautological as that may sound.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2019
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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