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Recent Examples of obviousness
The tension is that the scientific evidence of a pervasive public-health problem caused directly by social media is nowhere near as strong as the popular feeling about its obviousness.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Though the dialogue does sometimes lapse into obviousness, the cast reliably sells it.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Non-obviousness means the invention wouldn’t be obvious – an easy tweak or routine step in the process – to a skilled person in the field based on existing knowledge.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
But what makes the Kimmel affair different, and much more chilling, than the dismissal of Colbert is the directness and obviousness of the federal government’s interference.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
While the showstopper was another challenge about a feat of engineering, there were some surprises, some obviousness, and lots of perfection from perfect, perfect Tom, who continues to be not just the love of my life but also entirely perfect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Though the dialogue does sometimes lapse into obviousness, the cast reliably sells it.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Non-obviousness means the invention wouldn’t be obvious – an easy tweak or routine step in the process – to a skilled person in the field based on existing knowledge.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
But what makes the Kimmel affair different, and much more chilling, than the dismissal of Colbert is the directness and obviousness of the federal government’s interference.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
While the showstopper was another challenge about a feat of engineering, there were some surprises, some obviousness, and lots of perfection from perfect, perfect Tom, who continues to be not just the love of my life but also entirely perfect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obviousness
Noun
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their power lies not in persuasion, but in legibility.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Numerals and markers filled with Super-LumiNova ensure a high legibility akin to the instruments of an aircraft cockpit (or Defender dash even).—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To put its change in brightness into perspective, the brightest observed x-ray flare from Sagittarius A* happened in 2013, but that event had only 1 percent of the brightness of what the black hole may have emitted perhaps as recently as a few hundred years ago, Michail says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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This summer, the Lab was chock full of gear, with clever, innovative tests for everything from backpack comfort to headlamp brightness.—
Adam Trenkamp,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That plainness, though, adds to the sense that Death in the Family isn’t packing in unnecessary frills, just conveying what happened and following the facts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Obviousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviousness. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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