needless to say
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as in usually
according to the usual course of things
After a day of hard labor she collapsed on the couch and, needless to say, fell right to sleep.
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“Needless to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless%20to%20say. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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