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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The Editors’ Choice-winning Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition is a fine, more affordable alternative (but not as fast), while Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro 14-Inch is the obvious pick for Mac users.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
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Korangy said as long as a person is okay with not building equity then renting would be the obvious choice.
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Traders have been conditioned to assume the huge spending numbers will only get even bigger, the only mistake has been to fade the obvious reaction.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
Do anything fall related Starting with the obvious!
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Korangy said as long as a person is okay with not building equity then renting would be the obvious choice.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Traders have been conditioned to assume the huge spending numbers will only get even bigger, the only mistake has been to fade the obvious reaction.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
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 10 Oct. 2025.
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