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self-evident

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


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That used to be self-evident for a starting pitcher, but no longer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

"China's advantages are self-evident," Rokid CEO Misa Zhu told AFP after a recent launch in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The soul, then, is the most basic, obvious, and self-evident truth of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 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

He added as a self-evident proposition, engendering low spirits, “But you can’t marry, you know, while you’re looking about you.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens