the obvious
noun
: something that is easy to understand or recognize
You are stating the obvious. Tell me something I don't already know.
Try to look beyond the obvious.
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Bringing the inflation rate down was her number one priority—and monetarism as advocated by Milton Friedman in Chicago seemed to her to be the obvious and common-sense answer.
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Tim Lankester, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Even Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards conceded the obvious, a telling compliment with a knockout game looming.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
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Tim Lankester, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Even Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards conceded the obvious, a telling compliment with a knockout game looming.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the obvious
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“The obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20obvious. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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