as in breeze
informal
a decision or choice that is very easy to make and requires very little thought
The offer of a full scholarship made his choice of colleges a no-brainer.
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Recent Examples of no-brainer
And for tailoring devotees, as undoubtedly many of Browne’s brand loyalists are, custom knitwear feels like a no-brainer.
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Moving Ozuna looks like a no-brainer for the Braves.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The Cost-Saving Promise Of The Cloud At first glance, the cloud seems like a no-brainer for cost efficiency.
—Melkon Hovhannisyan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Arcia was traded and Verdugo released, and the Braves might have some decisions to make with Albies, who has two $7 million club options that once looked like no-brainer decisions but now might not be.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Moving Ozuna looks like a no-brainer for the Braves.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The Cost-Saving Promise Of The Cloud At first glance, the cloud seems like a no-brainer for cost efficiency.
—Melkon Hovhannisyan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Arcia was traded and Verdugo released, and the Braves might have some decisions to make with Albies, who has two $7 million club options that once looked like no-brainer decisions but now might not be.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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Hess and Rhoads say the transition from talking about beer to running a brewery has been a breeze.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Wake up to river views and salty breezes at the Yorktown Beach Hotel.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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