needless to say

Very likely or obvious, self-evident, as in Needless to say, the availability of assault weapons is closely connected with crime. Although nonsensical at first glance (if unnecessary to say, why say it?), this phrase is generally used for emphasis. It originated as needless to speak in the early 1500s. Also see go without (saying).

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Needless to say, he was not a fan.

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Trump’s true audience, as always, was his own dismal horde of followers, and this shabbily constructed myth about persecuted white people in a distant land was meant to serve as a “There! You see!” illustrative moment within a much larger narrative: The world has gone so badly off the rails that white people everywhere are disadvantaged, downtrodden and despised; but needless to say, we have a great champion, and only he can fix it.

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Needless to say, most attendees were fans of the Cult, the most well known of the three band iterations, and Astbury was seemingly frustrated that the crowd wasn’t more reactive to tunes from Death Cult and the Southern Death Cult.

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It was absurd, needless to say, and caused a nationwide frenzy, including many hilarious comedic takes.

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Needless to say, technology – both in aircraft design and everything else – has come a long way in the ensuing years.

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