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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These frameworks make your beliefs practical and position you as the obvious solution provider.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Andrew Mangiapane Fit: Top-nine winger First, the obvious connection: Mangiapane was drafted by the Flames in 2015 when Brad Treliving was early in his tenure as GM and proved to be a real steal — a sixth-round pick who popped at one point with a 35-goal season.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Despite the obvious silliness of his methodology, which, among other issues, does not separate the advantages of nepotism from those of talent, Galton’s theories remain influential; students taking the modern MCAT, more than half of whom are women, are expected to be familiar with his work.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
There is, of course, the obvious: The new season’s second episode brutally killed off the show’s beloved co-lead Joel (Pedro Pascal), leaving his ward Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to embark on a quest for revenge against his killer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Andrew Mangiapane Fit: Top-nine winger First, the obvious connection: Mangiapane was drafted by the Flames in 2015 when Brad Treliving was early in his tenure as GM and proved to be a real steal — a sixth-round pick who popped at one point with a 35-goal season.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Despite the obvious silliness of his methodology, which, among other issues, does not separate the advantages of nepotism from those of talent, Galton’s theories remain influential; students taking the modern MCAT, more than half of whom are women, are expected to be familiar with his work.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
There is, of course, the obvious: The new season’s second episode brutally killed off the show’s beloved co-lead Joel (Pedro Pascal), leaving his ward Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to embark on a quest for revenge against his killer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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“The obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20obvious. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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