as in breeze
informal
a decision or choice that is very easy to make and requires very little thought
The offer of a full scholarship made his choice of colleges a no-brainer.
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Recent Examples of no-brainer
But to me, attending Duke University as an African American was simply a no-brainer.
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
This casting is another no-brainer, no matter the likelihood of Keeley improving on her zero-vote-finalist record.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The fifth season following Wrexham AFC, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, was a total no-brainer.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
By ratings alone, all three shows would be no-brainer pickups at networks other than CBS.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
This casting is another no-brainer, no matter the likelihood of Keeley improving on her zero-vote-finalist record.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The fifth season following Wrexham AFC, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, was a total no-brainer.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
By ratings alone, all three shows would be no-brainer pickups at networks other than CBS.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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Keeping SailGP’s identical F50 catamarans, which compete head-to-head, in stable flight is hard enough on an open track, so trying to achieve constant foiling as the breeze swirls off the streets of Manhattan is much more difficult.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Keep reading for more pots and planter boxes on sale at Wayfair to make gardening a breeze.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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