Thesaurus results for DUPLICATIVE

duplicative

adjective

Definition of duplicative

as in repetitive

marked by repetition duplicative efforts in this area that are just a waste of time

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Recent Examples of duplicative Sharing patient health records through exchanges has decreased duplicative tests on patients. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Third, limits should be placed on duplicative reviews, especially on services that are routinely approved on appeal. — Matt Soper, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026 Initial concerns with the bill arose due to potentially duplicative oversight of health facilities already licensed for strict state-level inspection. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 But today's permitting processes are frequently duplicative, unpredictable, and unnecessarily slow, creating uncertainty that drives up costs and delays investment. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Eliminating many of these township governments, mosquito abatement districts, and duplicative sanitation, library, school and park districts would be good government in a state that needs to reduce the burden on its taxpayers. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 This could involve reducing overhead expenses such as duplicative roles, or producing content once and cross-syndicating it across multiple stations. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Polymarket spokesperson added that the company is worried about potential duplicative or conflicting compliance requirements that could harm innovation. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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repetitive

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The film, which is a bit long and repetitive, was completed by Neil Berkeley after the death of its original director, Bob Saget, in 2022.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Much of the conversation has focused on how AI can help PR teams work faster, generate content and automate repetitive tasks.

— John McCartney, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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