as in obvious
not needing proof in order to be accepted
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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Recent Examples of self-evident
However, as already self-evident at the time, a fleet of these attack planes alone would do little to reassure America’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf or deter Iran.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
But most of the records had long been available; the big difference here is that some of the (mostly self-evident) names and sources are revealed.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
In the self-evident truth that all people are created equal, all means all.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
In the self-evident truth that 'all people are created equal,' all means all.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
But most of the records had long been available; the big difference here is that some of the (mostly self-evident) names and sources are revealed.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
In the self-evident truth that all people are created equal, all means all.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
In the self-evident truth that 'all people are created equal,' all means all.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-evident
Adjective
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With such a depleted draft stash, the Bucks don't have any obvious levers to pull to help bolster their supporting cast alongside Antetokounmpo and Lillard.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still, Strider was frustrated for obvious reasons and searching for answers.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Macías was believed by Spain to be so weak and ineffectual that future economic benefits for Spain, even after independence, would be axiomatic.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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It’s been axiomatic from time to time, for decades now, that the United States is in decline, and that somebody else—most recently, China—is the ascendant power.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The fact that Affleck and Lopez have been committed to staying close with each other’s kids has been evident since the early days of the divorce rumors.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Political representatives are sensitive to elections, as is evident in the close races in Florida on April 1.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the city DEP both cited the MTA earlier this month when an apparent overflow in the depot’s sewage ejection pit ran off into nearby storm drains, spilling what DEC inspectors estimated to be 50 gallons of waste into the bay.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Federal prosecutors also appeared to reveal today that Combs had rejected an apparent plea deal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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She’s been wildly influential without ever being less than unmistakable; no matter what sonic, thematic or characteristic elements other artists may borrow from her, none of them would ever risk being taken for Lana herself.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Apr. 2025
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The song, a collaboration between The Pogues frontman MacGowan and the unmistakable O’Connor, reenters the Official Physical Singles chart at No. 18.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-evident. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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