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 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 The automaker had agreed a deal with unions in late 2024 to avoid factory closures in Germany and rule out compulsory redundancies until the end of 2030. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 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 Or perhaps, just like physical safety, there should be multiple redundancies and all must play their part. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 Over the years, there have been lengthy fights over any suggestion of redundancies. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 To protect their downside, leaders can implement circuit breakers, establish structural redundancies, and operate proactively. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Competing effectively means eliminating product redundancies, building premium proprietary models, connecting them to popular AI tools, and delivering enterprise utility while keeping costs low. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The redundancies may also cause grid planners to overestimate demand. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026

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Noun

That means China’s monopoly power, and its ability to weaponize it, will expand as its surpluses force more and more foreign companies out of business.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The number uses an unrealistic 2001 baseline that projected endless surpluses, as if the late-1990s revenue windfall would last forever.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpluses

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Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This baseball season has been defined, in part, by dismissals.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Across the 10 seasons PSR was in operation from 2015-16 onwards, our calculations turned up 40 separate instances of SCR excesses.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Historical legacy is not destiny, and Russia’s excesses cannot be blamed solely on its ties to the political culture of the steppes.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of excesses

Noun

Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Shortly after the firings, Stars and Stripes published an open letter from Navy Capt.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 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

Noun

More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain rare and jobless claims are still at historically low levels.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
With Los Angeles’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finally open to the press, the institution’s chief executive has responded to layoffs and high-profile departures that took place last year in the run-up to the inauguration.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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