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self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /


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Ignacio Garcia Bercero, a former top EU trade negotiator now with Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, said the deal's advantages were self-evident.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Spotify Wrapped only represents the culmination of our listening habits on a single music platform, but every shared Wrapped post seems to come with some self-evident clarity about our personal identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

These definitions are self-evident and somewhat tedious, but they are not alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Yes, ordinary Americans defeated would-be emperors in the past through political participation, nonviolent confrontation, decency of comportment — and a few self-evident truths.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

“How can you ask what I mean? It’s self-evident, starting with the Herero people.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie