self-explanatory
adjective
self-ex·plan·a·to·ry
ˌself-ik-ˈspla-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: explaining itself : capable of being understood without explanation
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Pretty self-explanatory, hot Pilates is a form of Pilates that takes place in an infrared heated studio to boost whatever your fitness goals are.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
Behind that self-explanatory name are some 2,000 books and magazines that are the bedrock for Yagi’s own work.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
This one is rather self-explanatory: in 1916, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company sent Paul W. Litchfield to Arizona from Ohio to purchase land for cotton.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
The term, coined by stylist Allison Bornstein, is used to describe the self-explanatory incongruous styling hack employed by the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Ashley Olsen, and Katie Holmes.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
Behind that self-explanatory name are some 2,000 books and magazines that are the bedrock for Yagi’s own work.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
This one is rather self-explanatory: in 1916, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company sent Paul W. Litchfield to Arizona from Ohio to purchase land for cotton.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
The term, coined by stylist Allison Bornstein, is used to describe the self-explanatory incongruous styling hack employed by the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Ashley Olsen, and Katie Holmes.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Self-explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-explanatory. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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