self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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What’s less self-evident is how to appropriately mark a big birthday — like America’s 250th, two short years away — at a time when the country is so politically split that many Americans may be ready to declare the Great Experiment kaput after November.
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Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Now, holding the truth of the talent in our contenders self-evident, have a great holiday and check out some great TV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
What was never beaten out of her was an innate sense of liberty—the knowledge, self-evident to her, that God intended for her to be liberated from bondage, spiritually as well as literally.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
And the basic appeal is self-evident: an enviable selection of premium cigars, and the premium spirits to match, in comfortably luxe settings that range from Victorian dens to upscale man caves.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Now, holding the truth of the talent in our contenders self-evident, have a great holiday and check out some great TV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
What was never beaten out of her was an innate sense of liberty—the knowledge, self-evident to her, that God intended for her to be liberated from bondage, spiritually as well as literally.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
And the basic appeal is self-evident: an enviable selection of premium cigars, and the premium spirits to match, in comfortably luxe settings that range from Victorian dens to upscale man caves.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-evident. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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