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Recent Examples of obviousness
That’s the magic of cinema — the obviousness of showing someone in a setting, in a situation, that tells you something.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026
The obviousness with which Kreutzer introduces Elsa into this story as a foil is offset by the uncertainty of the character’s purpose.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
On occasion, the obviousness of Nett’s references does pay off.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on the previews, however, the obviousness of her selection is going to come up soon, and based on her tenure on RHOBH, Lisa has never been good at deflecting the heat.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026
The obviousness with which Kreutzer introduces Elsa into this story as a foil is offset by the uncertainty of the character’s purpose.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
On occasion, the obviousness of Nett’s references does pay off.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on the previews, however, the obviousness of her selection is going to come up soon, and based on her tenure on RHOBH, Lisa has never been good at deflecting the heat.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obviousness
Noun
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Below is the full, unedited text of the plaques, along with a selection of historians’ comments that has been edited for clarity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The following transcript has been edited for clarity and length.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Noun
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In a more complex piece, like the orchestral music of John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the StormBox Micro 3 struggles with intelligibility.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
12 May 2026
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If wrestling is so watchable thanks to its intelligibility—every appearance, utterance, and movement is so extreme that the point of the story cannot be misinterpreted—then the same can be said of many scenarios in KUWTK.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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That one question helped complicate ideas about institutional visibility and legibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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But under certain circumstances—when using some shades of gray as your background or an image that's dark in some areas but light in others—macOS will still draw an extremely subtle drop-shadow underneath the menu bar area to maintain legibility.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There supernova remnants that researchers had expected to have faded x-ray emissions actually showed surprising variety in the brightness of their x-rays.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Buyers can choose between the LCD and OLED models, with the latter offering higher peak brightness in HDR mode (900 nits versus 600 nits), but both support 120Hz refresh rates.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Shiny, unsqueezed Marvis toothpaste tubes lie next to unused Marvis toothbrushes, in all their plainness.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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“Obviousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviousness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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