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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Here’s the interesting dichotomy about Brown’s comments and the obvious frustrations cracking around the locker room.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Duffers don’t want to dig into that too much other than to point out the obvious.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Some of the year’s biggest winners have been the obvious trades like Nvidia and Broadcom.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Well, the obvious limitation is that this mechanism was proven only in mice.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Duffers don’t want to dig into that too much other than to point out the obvious.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Some of the year’s biggest winners have been the obvious trades like Nvidia and Broadcom.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Well, the obvious limitation is that this mechanism was proven only in mice.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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“The obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20obvious. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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