rocket science
noun
: the science of designing or building rockets
also
: something that is very difficult to learn or understand
The job is challenging, but it's not exactly rocket science.
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Pynchon’s daunting masterpiece, a white whale of a Great American Novel, is stuffed with pun-tastic songs, rocket science and World War II-era occultism.
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The negative impact of a toxiboss is hard to overstate, but thankfully, the remedy isn’t rocket science.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Is rocket science easier than downsizing the federal government?
—Leonard Gilroy, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
For David Rosing, a former system engineer at the CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sunland, California, the decision to purchase an electric vehicle was far from rocket science.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The negative impact of a toxiboss is hard to overstate, but thankfully, the remedy isn’t rocket science.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Is rocket science easier than downsizing the federal government?
—Leonard Gilroy, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
For David Rosing, a former system engineer at the CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sunland, California, the decision to purchase an electric vehicle was far from rocket science.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rocket science
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“Rocket science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20science. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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