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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
Two days later, Talfan Davies told staff that almost 10% would be leaving, with Deadline sources suggesting this will be through a mix of voluntary and involuntary redundancies.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
The firm is reviewing options for its mass Consumer Beauty business and last April announced plans for 700 redundancies.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
According to The Guardian, staff at the broadcaster were to be informed of the cuts on Wednesday afternoon in an all-staff meeting, with interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies expected to announce the redundancies.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
For those worried what happens should said steering wire lose communication, multiple redundancies will mitigate fears.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite all the preparations, safety systems and redundancies, the nature of human spaceflight is inherently risky, some experts told ABC News.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This long-term view helps APR production experts spot redundancies, such as two teams planning to shoot similar content, and find opportunities to combine efforts, potentially saving time and money.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Traditionally, when two major studios merge, the number of films released declines and there is a major wave of layoffs as consolidation weeds out redundancies.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
The firm is reviewing options for its mass Consumer Beauty business and last April announced plans for 700 redundancies.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
According to The Guardian, staff at the broadcaster were to be informed of the cuts on Wednesday afternoon in an all-staff meeting, with interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies expected to announce the redundancies.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
For those worried what happens should said steering wire lose communication, multiple redundancies will mitigate fears.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite all the preparations, safety systems and redundancies, the nature of human spaceflight is inherently risky, some experts told ABC News.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This long-term view helps APR production experts spot redundancies, such as two teams planning to shoot similar content, and find opportunities to combine efforts, potentially saving time and money.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Traditionally, when two major studios merge, the number of films released declines and there is a major wave of layoffs as consolidation weeds out redundancies.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancies
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For the last quarter of the 20th century, presidents and Congresses of both parties annually debated how to reduce deficits and several times reached consequential multi-year deals, culminating during the second Clinton term in four straight years of surpluses.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Huge surpluses of nutrients congregate in the dense urban corridors of the Northeast and the massive livestock hubs of the West.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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After two dismissals, 8 residents filed a third lawsuit against VENU in January.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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News of the dismissals was first reported by The New York Times.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Without explicit mention of the Epstein survivors, Khanna said Charles’ message on the excesses of executive power was undermined.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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The distinguished scientists and engineers who made up the National Science Board did not know the firings were coming.—
Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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One respected firm publishes a study forecasting mass firings, while another estimates the net effect is minimal.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Dec. 2025
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That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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What wage insurance does is to take the kind of concept which was enacted by Congress in the early ’70s and apply it to a different cause for layoffs, the technological innovation which eliminates work.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Redundancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancies. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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