the obvious
noun
: something that is easy to understand or recognize
You are stating the obvious. Tell me something I don't already know.
Try to look beyond the obvious.
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Of course, that means the obvious objectives, like winning or losing a race or passing a piece of significant legislation.
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Andrew Frank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Aside from the obvious debates over the two, one indisputable fact was Calvert-Lewin’s far inferior pre-season preparation.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
And the obvious is that [he was born with the name of] Carlos Estevez.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent, are not in short supply, perhaps for the obvious reason that writers are by definition people who are drawn to, and often write about, books.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Frank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Aside from the obvious debates over the two, one indisputable fact was Calvert-Lewin’s far inferior pre-season preparation.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
And the obvious is that [he was born with the name of] Carlos Estevez.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent, are not in short supply, perhaps for the obvious reason that writers are by definition people who are drawn to, and often write about, books.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the obvious
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“The obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20obvious. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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