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
Sounds like a no-brainer, but there is a catch.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
Spielberg, a longtime Universal collaborator, was a no-brainer.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
Summer is hot and sweaty, so this waterproof formula that keeps makeup in tact for 36 hours is a no-brainer.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 21 May 2026
From a financial-planning perspective, taking free money from the government is a no-brainer.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
Spielberg, a longtime Universal collaborator, was a no-brainer.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
Summer is hot and sweaty, so this waterproof formula that keeps makeup in tact for 36 hours is a no-brainer.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 21 May 2026
From a financial-planning perspective, taking free money from the government is a no-brainer.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
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The angel wore a trim charcoal Borsalino with a tiny bouquet of songbird feathers and a scarlet paisley scarf that rippled in the breeze.—
Literary Hub,
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3 June 2026
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Noun
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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