redundancy
noun
the state of being redundant.
redundancies
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pluralof redundancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The decision to make the redundancies comes a week after Arteta was handed a new four-year contract, having guided Arsenal to their first Premier League title since 2004 last season.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
UCU branch president Karen Lorimer said staff wanted to be welcoming new and returning students but the refusal to rule out using compulsory redundancies left them with no alternative but to strike.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Since then, voluntary redundancies have brought that figure down to about 50 but the sticking point is compulsory redundancies.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, the report estimated that redundancies from the merger could put 2,495 regional jobs at risk, mainly in corporate functions, technology and real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
