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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
This includes peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic-ulcers, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Though election experts say the choices are designed to make voting a simple act, the use of drop boxes has been anything but uncomplicated since the 2020 election, when receptacles in Wisconsin and around the country became flash points for baseless conspiracy theories of election fraud.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Though election experts say the choices are designed to make voting a simple act, the use of drop boxes has been anything but uncomplicated since the 2020 election, when receptacles in Wisconsin and around the country became flash points for baseless conspiracy theories of election fraud.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplicated
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The way this works is relatively simple in concept; TVs and computer software have done it for decades.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Organize your ideas with the timeless power of the triad—three points are simple, memorable, and impactful.—
Martin Gutmann,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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That’s where this straightforward supplement from Now Foods comes in, with nothing but 10,000 mcg of biotin.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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How did the character of Joel—who is not a straightforward psychopath, if there is such a thing—come to you?—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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Similar approaches could be used to induce AI systems to make more human-like mistakes, particularly by penalizing them more for mistakes that are less intelligible.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Jan. 2025
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Someone must have reported this to the management of the Chinese Theatre at Wednesday night’s premiere, because half-way through the show the sound fell several thousand decibels to a more acceptable and intelligible level.—
Arthur Knight,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Dec. 2024
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Making obvious your goal of understanding is a powerful way of creating goodwill.—
Kurt Gray,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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To be sure, there are obvious benefits to Israel in the first phase of the agreement.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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What the possibly dirty text messages involving Hutchinson might say or who sent them isn’t clear.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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It's packed with skin-loving ingredients like glycolic acid to gently exfoliate, willow bark extract to keep pores clear, and green tea seed oil to nourish and soothe.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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