tautology
Example Sentences
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On one level, this is a fairly ridiculous tautology.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
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
At times, this seems like tautology — it’s hard to imagine a war of any kind that wouldn’t fit this description.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021
“A tautology is a repetition of the same sense in different words,” he said.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
