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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While some area events are self-explanatory – Plaza Art Fair and Kansas City Airshow, for example.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The company’s female models, the Stellas, come in three versions: the Abigail, for housework; the Nanny, for child care; and the Cuddle Bunny, for self-explanatory purposes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Object Removal is also fairly self-explanatory: The example here is removing anachronistic items accidentally captured on film in a period piece (like Starbucks on Game of Thrones).
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
The name is self-explanatory: Go to Doi Moi restaurant on 14th Street NW, and go downstairs.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Stock up on sunscreen This one’s pretty self-explanatory.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Southwest's birthday is pretty self-explanatory, while Halloween is associated with a longstanding Southwest tradition — both corporate staffers and flight crew dress up for the holiday and have since the 1970s.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
Fallston’s rebound belt is self-explanatory, awarded objectively to the team’s top rebounder(s).
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Some of the fastest-growing states in the pandemic era are also the ones with the worst bus service, according to data from School Bus Fleet, a trade magazine with a self-explanatory title.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The company’s female models, the Stellas, come in three versions: the Abigail, for housework; the Nanny, for child care; and the Cuddle Bunny, for self-explanatory purposes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Object Removal is also fairly self-explanatory: The example here is removing anachronistic items accidentally captured on film in a period piece (like Starbucks on Game of Thrones).
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
The name is self-explanatory: Go to Doi Moi restaurant on 14th Street NW, and go downstairs.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Stock up on sunscreen This one’s pretty self-explanatory.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Southwest's birthday is pretty self-explanatory, while Halloween is associated with a longstanding Southwest tradition — both corporate staffers and flight crew dress up for the holiday and have since the 1970s.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
Fallston’s rebound belt is self-explanatory, awarded objectively to the team’s top rebounder(s).
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Some of the fastest-growing states in the pandemic era are also the ones with the worst bus service, according to data from School Bus Fleet, a trade magazine with a self-explanatory title.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Self-explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-explanatory. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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