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
But to me, attending Duke University as an African American was simply a no-brainer.
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
This casting is another no-brainer, no matter the likelihood of Keeley improving on her zero-vote-finalist record.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The fifth season following Wrexham AFC, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, was a total no-brainer.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
By ratings alone, all three shows would be no-brainer pickups at networks other than CBS.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
This casting is another no-brainer, no matter the likelihood of Keeley improving on her zero-vote-finalist record.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The fifth season following Wrexham AFC, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, was a total no-brainer.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
By ratings alone, all three shows would be no-brainer pickups at networks other than CBS.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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Sand, breeze blocks, storm shutters—these are materials of survival and exclusion, shaped by the hurricanes that regularly devastate her homeland.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Tyrone Taylor clobbered a fly ball that seemed like a no-doubter off the bat before dying in a stiff breeze at the left-field warning track.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 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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