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as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
there's a redundancy of high-priced restaurants in the area
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as in dismissals
chiefly British
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
several dozen employees at the London office were lost to redundancy
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Recent Examples of redundancies
Jacobson says the system is not at risk and there are redundancies in place.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
In short order, McNamara became first among equals in Kennedy’s cabinet, winning plaudits for his use of systems analysis to make the Pentagon function more economically by reducing weapons redundancies among the services and better allocating resources.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In a state where ruinous wildfires are commonplace and the threat of catastrophic earthquakes haunts imaginations, Cal OES officials wanted to make sure the new system had redundancies to prevent widespread failure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Although Project Ada is well advanced and has board support, no final decisions have been made on redundancies.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2025
From safety redundancies and modernization efforts to training future controllers and keeping the best staff, much of the work of the Federal Aviation Administration could see long term harms from the shutdown, experts say.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The air traffic control system is multi-layered and has redundancies built into it to ensure an incredibly safe environment.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
If there is no deal, the White House has ordered federal agencies to make plans for the large-scale redundancies.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancies
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But Connecticut has used those surpluses to build reserves and whittle down a considerable pension debt that still exceeds $33 billion, according to Lamont’s budget office.—
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The program ended in 1943 as the war drew to an end, and there were fewer surpluses.—
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Finances could bear the early dismissals, too.—
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Cowdin describes more subtle—but no less damaging—dismissals.—
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In these respects, apart from the harlequin excesses of his Stalinism, Cowley is terrifically sound.—
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Robert's Western World 416 Broadway, Suite B Known for showcasing real country music since 1992 and unapologetically shrugging off the excesses of downtown, this iconic Nashville haunt remains the best of Broadway.—
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Medical associations sued to challenge Kennedy’s changes to COVID vaccine guidance and ACIP firings last year on these grounds.—
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The end of the NFL regular season has brought the annual slew of head coach firings.—
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Some of these volatiles are brought to the moon from the sun via the solar wind, but the abundances of these volatiles, particularly nitrogen, cannot solely be explained by the solar wind.—
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According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores.—
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The future looks complicated after recent layoffs saw the departure of key executives overseeing creative relationships.—
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Double the percentage of supply chain managers (32%) are reporting layoffs as compared to April (16%), according to a new survey conducted by the Association for Supply Chain Management and CNBC.—
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“Redundancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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