state the obvious
idiom
: to tell people things they already know
She accused me of stating the obvious.
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Defeating a veteran incumbent member of Congress in a Democrat primary is no easy task, to state the obvious.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
To state the obvious, coins are worth money.
—USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
To state the obvious: Coffee has become annoyingly expensive.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
To state the obvious, the fans who have propelled country’s popularity aren’t voters.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
To state the obvious, coins are worth money.
—USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
To state the obvious: Coffee has become annoyingly expensive.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
To state the obvious, the fans who have propelled country’s popularity aren’t voters.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for state the obvious
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“State the obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20the%20obvious. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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