REDUNDANCIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

redundancies

noun

plural of redundancy

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 Pepsi is planning cost reductions to cut down on redundancies and discretionary spending to pay for investments in innovation and marketing, Laguarta said in prepared remarks. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 And in September, it was reported Frasers made redundancies across the business, notably among staff from the Bristol and Leeds stores that are becoming Flannels. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Unlike other larger communities, in Tumbler Ridge there were no redundancies of personnel or facilities to carry the community following the tragedy. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Time spent with Abby is worth it, since Hall transcends her character’s flat redundancies by raising every moment to the height of hilarity. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 For general appreciators, the series’ excesses and redundancies are likely to be frustrating, as are its frequent lack of focus and general sense of over-sanitization. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Corinaldesi ruled out layoffs or redundancies, quashing the concerns of local trade union Filcams Cgil over the fate of the 200 workers employed by LuisaViaRoma at the time. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

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Noun

Using aggressive budget caps that force huge surpluses, the governor has used $11 billion since 2020 to shrink pension debt.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Fulton argued the proposition effectively would limit clinics from accumulating surpluses and reserves.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of surpluses

Noun

This came after the company fired three safety and alignment researchers, though OpenAI said the dismissals were not tied to employees voicing safety concerns.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Only 14 cases led to suspensions and seven to expulsions or dismissals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissals

Noun

His conservatism was seen by many as an antidote to the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
But Coppola’s film, irrespective of its fatal flaws and excesses, at least meant something in the context of his career.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of excesses

Noun

Thursday's lawsuit cites public comments made by top Justice Department officials and the president directed toward the plaintiffs as evidence the firings were motivated by political animus.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of firings

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Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

Definition of abundances

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Netflix is obviously against the ropes again, after slowing user engagement on the service rattled Wall Street investors and layoffs came this week as a sacrifice to the share price.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The support was appreciated by those who were impacted by the layoffs.

— Veronica Macias, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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