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self-explanatory

[self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf- /


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Many of the new titles aren’t exactly self-explanatory.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

The title of the special “Lucky” feels self-explanatory given the life that you lead, at least the life people see.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2025

The titles are self-explanatory - Low Self Esteem, People Pleaser, Some Things Don’t Last Forever - reflecting the chatty openness of her lyrics.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2024

Yet the collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday might have been avoided, some of the engineers said, if the piers were adequately equipped with blocking devices with a self-explanatory name: fenders.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2024

Most old text adventure games were pretty self-explanatory, so I’d never actually bothered to read the Zork instruction manual.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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