- unalloyed pleasure: cliché (avoid)
- uncharted seas: cliché (avoid)
- undergraduate: not undergraduate student (redundancy) [The undergraduate was clearly headed for a successful academic career. Not: The undergraduate student was clearly headed for a successful academic career.]
- unanswered question: cliché (avoid)
- under the thumb of: cliché (avoid)
- under the weather: cliché (avoid)
- uneasy peace: cliché (avoid)
- unexpected surprise: delete unexpected (redundancy) [Her appearance was a surprise. Not: Her appearance was an unexpected surprise.]
- unfolding drama: cliché (avoid)
- unimpeachable authority: cliché (avoid)
- unite: not unite together (redundancy) [We will unite. Not: We will unite together.]
- universal panacea: delete universal (redundancy) [We finally discovered the panacea. Not: We finally discovered the panacea.]
- unprecedented situation: cliché (avoid)
- unsolicited e-mail spam: delete unsolicited (redundancy) [By definition, e-mail spam is unsolicited]
- unspeakable crime: cliché (avoid)
- urgent: not matter of urgency (wordiness) [The deadline was urgent. Not: The deadlne was a matter of urgency.]
- unsung hero: cliché (avoid)
- untimely end: cliché (avoid)
- untiring efforts: cliché (avoid)
- UPC code: delete code to avoid UPC (universal product code) code (redundancy)
- up tight: cliché (avoid)
- usual habit: drop usual: redundancy
- utter despair: cliché (avoid)
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