as in simple
easy to understand, do, or use; not complicated
The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow. uncomplicated machinery He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Recent Examples of uncomplicated
All of these can be safe choices for an uncomplicated miscarriage, and a first trimester-miscarriage is rarely an emergency.
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Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
This includes peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic-ulcers, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
This includes peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic-ulcers, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplicated
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The way this works is relatively simple in concept; TVs and computer software have done it for decades.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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How did the character of Joel—who is not a straightforward psychopath, if there is such a thing—come to you?—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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That’s where this straightforward supplement from Now Foods comes in, with nothing but 10,000 mcg of biotin.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Any sense of continuity in a life—that is to say, any narrative of a life that consists of intelligible episodes, as opposed to random, incoherent change—depends in some way or another on the possibility of the second chance, the repetition of something that can be reworked.—
Adam Phillips,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Apr. 2024
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Similar approaches could be used to induce AI systems to make more human-like mistakes, particularly by penalizing them more for mistakes that are less intelligible.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Jan. 2025
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But just as the rise of AI will be obvious in the ads, the challenges facing the entertainment business will also be reflected.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Subway crime is an obsession of New Yorkers, for obvious reasons.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Details about the vulnerabilities that were exploited aren't clear.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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The pattern was clear in Orlando this weekend: Saturday’s high temperature reached 72 degrees, about 2 degrees above normal.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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