no-brainers

plural of no-brainer
as in breezes
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-brainers Kelce’s older brother and fellow football great, Jason, and Swift’s younger brother, Austin, are both no-brainers. Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026 Consider these no-brainers for last-minute soirees and add them to your cart of cleaning essentials and extra charging cords. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026 Start with the Easy Stuff – Broken markers, product manuals that can be found online, gift cards with no balance, and expired medications are all no-brainers. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 Still, some positions seem like no-brainers. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 In retrospect, of course, all of these moves look like no-brainers. Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Panthers got some no-brainers out of the way, too. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 With a handful of moves that should largely be no-brainers, though, Green Bay can position itself to be a player in free agency. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 The other four starters were no-brainers. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainers
Noun
  • Hit the Rooftop at The Stray Dog Head straight for the rooftop at The Stray Dog, a long‑running New Buffalo favorite for American comfort food, cold brews, and lake breezes.
    Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Once glass was more widely produced in the 19th century thanks to industrialization, architects began placing windows at either end of rooms to allow for cooling cross breezes.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • La Liga is a two-horse race, with occasional Atletico Madrid interruptions; Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga are Parisian and Bavarian cakewalks with rare exceptions.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Becerra also has a lot more electoral experience, having won 14 elections in California (many cakewalks as a Congressman).
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The Sunday picnics stopped, as did the fruit-picking excursions and trips to the river.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The gourmet experience extends outdoors too, and the hotel can arrange picnics in the shade of the yew trees.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

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“No-brainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-brainers. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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