1. involving or characterized by duplication; repeating something that has already been done or said
Usage: formal; often used in business, legal, or technical contexts

Examples

• The report contained duplicative information that had already been covered in the previous section.
• We need to eliminate duplicative efforts across the two departments to improve efficiency.
• The software flagged duplicative entries in the database.
• His speech was criticized for being duplicative of earlier remarks.
• The company reduced costs by removing duplicative processes from their workflow.
• The contract included duplicative clauses that created confusion.