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
Bochy’s return to the Rangers bench seems to be a no-brainer.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Supporting the farming and canning of pumpkins, then, is a no-brainer.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
For Gail Bean, being back in the AUC on Morehouse Campus for Kingsford Pass The Tongs back to school celebration was a no-brainer for her.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Given the movie’s 50th anniversary this year, honoring it at the Academy Museum was a no-brainer for He and her colleagues.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Supporting the farming and canning of pumpkins, then, is a no-brainer.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
For Gail Bean, being back in the AUC on Morehouse Campus for Kingsford Pass The Tongs back to school celebration was a no-brainer for her.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Given the movie’s 50th anniversary this year, honoring it at the Academy Museum was a no-brainer for He and her colleagues.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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Building a Lodge arsenal in your kitchen all at once can cost a pretty penny, but thankfully Amazon just marked down a number of cast-iron pieces to stock up on best-sellers and make your everyday cooking a breeze.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a breeze, the solar lights sway softly, flickering like fireflies.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 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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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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“No-brainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-brainer. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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