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100 Redundant Phrases to Cut From Your Writing

August 22, 2026

100 Redundant Phrases to Cut From Your Writing

No. Item Definition
1. absolutely essential essential already means absolutely necessary
2. actual fact fact is already actual
3. added bonus bonus already means something extra
4. advance planning planning already means in advance
5. advance warning warning is given beforehand
6. armed gunman gunman is already armed
7. at the present time means now
8. basic fundamentals fundamentals are already basic
9. blend together blend already means mix together
10. brief summary summary is already brief
11. careful scrutiny scrutiny is already careful examination
12. cash money cash is already money
13. close proximity proximity already means closeness
14. collaborate together collaborate already means work together
15. combine together combine already means join together
16. completely annihilate annihilate already means destroy completely
17. descend down descend already means go down
18. different kinds kinds already implies difference
19. disappear from sight disappear already means vanish from view
20. drop down drop already means fall down
21. each and every usually just means each
22. empty space space can already be empty
23. end result result already comes at the end
24. eradicate completely eradicate already means remove completely
25. estimated at about both signal approximation
26. exact same same already means exact
27. final conclusion conclusion is already final
28. final outcome outcome already means final result
29. follow after follow already means come after
30. foreign imports imports are already foreign goods
31. free gift gift is already free
32. future plans plans are always about future
33. gather together gather already means come together
34. general public public already means people generally
35. green in color green already names the color
36. grow in size grow already means increase in size
37. half a dozen six both mean six
38. hasten quickly hasten already means move quickly
39. honest truth truth is already honest
40. in close proximity proximity already means closeness
41. in my personal opinion opinion is already personal
42. in order to usually just means to
43. integrated together integrated already means combined
44. interdependent on each other interdependent already means mutually dependent
45. introduced a new innovation innovation is already new
46. join together join already means together
47. just exactly both intensify precision
48. kneel down kneel already means go down
49. lag behind lag already means fall behind
50. large in size large already refers to size
51. last and final both mean ultimate
52. live audience audience is present live
53. major breakthrough breakthrough is already major
54. meet together meet already means come together
55. merge together merge already means come together
56. mix together mix already means combine
57. mutual cooperation cooperation is already mutual
58. mutual respect for each other mutual already means for each other
59. new beginning beginning is inherently new
60. new innovation innovation is already new
61. old adage adage is already old saying
62. oral conversation conversation is usually spoken
63. over exaggerate exaggerate already means overstate
64. pair of twins twins are already a pair
65. past experience experience is by definition past
66. past history history is already past
67. period of time period already means span of time
68. personal friend friend is already personal
69. plan ahead planning is inherently ahead
70. please RSVP RSVP already includes please respond
71. positive identification identification already confirms identity
72. predict in advance predict already means say beforehand
73. preheat beforehand preheat already means heat beforehand
74. proceed forward proceed already means move forward
75. proper etiquette etiquette already concerns proper behavior
76. reason why reason alone usually works
77. recur again recur already means happen again
78. regular routine routine is already regular
79. repeat again repeat already means do again
80. reply back reply already means answer back
81. revert back revert already means go back
82. safe haven haven is already safe place
83. sandwiched in between between already implies in the middle
84. share together share already means use together
85. shorter in length shorter already refers to length
86. small in size small already refers to size
87. soft whisper whisper is already soft speech
88. temporary reprieve reprieve is already temporary relief
89. the reason is because reason and because duplicate cause
90. true facts facts are already true
91. unexpected emergency emergency is already unexpected
92. unexpected surprise surprise is already unexpected
93. unintentional mistake mistake is already unintentional
94. usual custom custom is already usual practice
95. vacillate back and forth vacillate already means waver
96. various different various already means different kinds
97. very unique unique is not gradable
98. visible to the eye visible already means able to be seen
99. warn in advance warn already means caution beforehand
100. whether or not often whether alone is enough
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