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easy to understand, do, or use; not complicated
The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow. uncomplicated machinery He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Recent Examples of uncomplicated
Williams, once an endorsement queen, wore a logo-free black dress and white visor and played uncomplicated tennis, smacking nine aces and attacking at the first strike.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Chick-fil-A earned the No. 1 spot, featuring an uncomplicated menu with original, spicy, deluxe, and grilled sandwiches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Straight-leg jeans are all about clean lines an effortless, uncomplicated attitude.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
Something in the album's earnest, raw performances and uncomplicated construction could perhaps note a regression back to the purest immediate honesty.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Chick-fil-A earned the No. 1 spot, featuring an uncomplicated menu with original, spicy, deluxe, and grilled sandwiches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Straight-leg jeans are all about clean lines an effortless, uncomplicated attitude.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
Something in the album's earnest, raw performances and uncomplicated construction could perhaps note a regression back to the purest immediate honesty.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplicated
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For Zander, who has spent three decades championing play as a form of healing, the solution lies in something deceptively simple: rediscovering the human joy of play.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In simple terms, net-new ARR is a way to show how fast a company’s recurring revenue base is growing.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Decades of federal meddling in immigration, census counting, and voting procedures have turned what should be straightforward representation into a rigged game.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Debate For executives trying to navigate these waters, here is my straightforward advice for SEO vs LLM.—
Rishi Gupta,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The resulting voice was often intelligible, but not consistently so.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 June 2025
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Many recipients become adept at interpreting the electrodes’ signals as intelligible sounds, especially if the implantation is done in infancy, but others struggle.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The common denominator with all these issues is obvious.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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The first and most obvious is the genuinely absurd three year wait for eight more episodes of a show that in no way should take that long to make.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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What is clear: Renken's case highlights the power of a post-tenure review policy pushed by Republican lawmakers about a decade ago that became the justification to dismiss Renken.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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While rain is predicted to cool things off during the early part of the week, skies should be mostly clear and sunny by Labor Day weekend, according to NWS. ☀️ Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66 and a low around 54.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
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