without effort
idiom
: very easily : without having to work hard
She seems to do everything without effort.
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The Apple Watch Series 10 presents a sleeker, comfortable upgrade thanks in part to a larger display that reads easily at a glance, so your messages and metrics pop without effort.
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PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Such embodied signals will, without effort, resonate in others.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
According to the logline, Togashi is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
But that does not mean games like this can be discarded without effort, of course.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
But America’s golden age of body positivity had its limitations: People were still expected to fall within a narrow band of acceptable sizes and shapes, and they were expected to have a particular body by accident, without effort or deprivation or shame or depressing sandwiches.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
This balance of efficiency and empathy can be observed without effort and identified as more than a recruitment strategy; it can be traced back to a philosophy.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
His reliability on the field, however, doesn’t come without effort behind the scenes.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Such embodied signals will, without effort, resonate in others.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
According to the logline, Togashi is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
But that does not mean games like this can be discarded without effort, of course.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
But America’s golden age of body positivity had its limitations: People were still expected to fall within a narrow band of acceptable sizes and shapes, and they were expected to have a particular body by accident, without effort or deprivation or shame or depressing sandwiches.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
This balance of efficiency and empathy can be observed without effort and identified as more than a recruitment strategy; it can be traced back to a philosophy.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
His reliability on the field, however, doesn’t come without effort behind the scenes.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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“Without effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20effort. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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