rocket science
noun
: the science of designing or building rockets
also
: something that is very difficult to learn or understand
The job is challenging, but it's not exactly rocket science.
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Look at us, humans—we’re the best model evolution has produced so far, and yet no single individual is the best at coding, emotional counseling, rocket science, and professional basketball all at once.
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Andrew Filev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That is such deep rocket science like, how to improve the entire health of the population...
—Ryan Levi, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
The playoffs is not rocket science and hopefully more reasonable minds will make the necessary changes.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Thankfully the cure to the above isn’t rocket science.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Filev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That is such deep rocket science like, how to improve the entire health of the population...
—Ryan Levi, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
The playoffs is not rocket science and hopefully more reasonable minds will make the necessary changes.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Thankfully the cure to the above isn’t rocket science.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for rocket science
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“Rocket science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20science. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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