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as in plain
free from all additions or embellishment
a simple design, and one that never goes out of fashion
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as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
growing up in simple innocence
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as in pure
having no exceptions or restrictions
that's the simple truth
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
I got all of the answers right because it was such a simple test
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
developers mistakenly thought that the local residents were simple people who would sell their land for practically nothing
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
the fact that he didn't go to college doesn't mean he's simple
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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
don't be so quick to characterize people who have trouble with computers as simple
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Recent Examples of simple
Holmes finished the look with a simple necklace, oversized sunglasses, and white sneakers.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The four-ingredient item can dress up so many dishes and simple ingredients.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Versions of these resources existed in the first game but were much simpler.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Hall, however, said because the proposal does not alter the existing excise tax, only a simple majority is needed to adopt the wholesale tax.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The four-ingredient item can dress up so many dishes and simple ingredients.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Versions of these resources existed in the first game but were much simpler.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Hall, however, said because the proposal does not alter the existing excise tax, only a simple majority is needed to adopt the wholesale tax.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simple
Adjective
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Adaptive fashion has often meant plain and uninspiring clothing.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cut out shapes, like fruit or animals, or letters from scrap fabric, and stitch them onto a plain shirt or sweatshirt.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The company stressed that credit card and other financial information was unaffected by the hack.—
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CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Many other European airports were unaffected.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But pure biodiesel isn’t typically used to fuel engines; instead, it’s added as a blend, mixed in with traditional diesel made from petroleum.—
Molly Duerig,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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While Bosa has an array of pass rush moves, at this point Williams is pure power and an edge setter and only beginning to refine his abilities as an edge rusher.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Heme iron is more bioavailable (easier to absorb) than nonheme, but combining them enhances the absorption, and both forms contribute to your daily intake, says Moon.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Toronto owns the tiebreaker, but New York owns the much easier schedule.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The passions and dreams that drove the movement can seem inchoate, naïve, and contradictory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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But criticism quickly began to pile in on Chinese social media, where users denounced the advertising stunt as ignorant of the potential environmental impacts in a remote and pristine ecosystem.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The fact that multiple guests were ignorant of the CCP’s control over CGTN shows that booking agents working for the network may have failed to disclose such information.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the flipside, Kimmel, like everyone else with a boss, is not protected against saying dumb stuff and getting fired.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now is the time to step in and weed, dethatch, lime, fertilize, aerate, and reseed bare patches in cool-season lawns.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, her lips were left bare and untouched as if an earlier color had faded.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Simple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simple. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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