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I've seen several native Japanese sentences, particularly in novels and music,
where there are two words that both mean the same thing but are still used
together.

My most recent situation is as follows: 「記憶の **すべて何もかも** 黒に沈めて堕ちていく。」

「記憶のすべて」 is referring to the entirety of the speaker's memories. But why has
何もかも been added after? It is perhaps to add emphasis? Is there a way to
translate it into natural English?
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Two words, same meaning, used together?
Altogether, it would mean something on the lines of " **Each and every of**
his memories turned black."  

I left it as "turned black" because, even though I understand that it probably
means that he's lost them, as I'm not aware of the context, I can't offer a
better suited adaptation. Still, as you see, chaining up expressions that
translate to the same in English has the same effect as using a higher tier of
the same expression in English, close to what you say of "adding emphasis".
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