as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling
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Recent Examples of egregious
Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 June 2026
But Nucky’s most egregious sin comes back to bite him in the series finale, in which he is killed in an act of revenge by Tommy Darmody (Travis Tope).
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Dippre’s drop was more egregious than Raridon’s.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
So far, this AI detection has not been egregious or out-of-bounds.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 June 2026
But Nucky’s most egregious sin comes back to bite him in the series finale, in which he is killed in an act of revenge by Tommy Darmody (Travis Tope).
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Dippre’s drop was more egregious than Raridon’s.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
So far, this AI detection has not been egregious or out-of-bounds.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
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Refs opted to disregard the blatant flagrant foul and the usually stoic Brunson erupted, chasing after the officials before turning on his heel in a fury and returning to the bench.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the painting doesn’t have any blatant Nazi references.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Liverpool’s pressing from their forward line was a glaring weakness last season and no doubt will be a point of emphasis when Iraola begins working with the squad.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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That, just maybe, shows how positive things have gone until this point, and makes a 1-4 road trip capped by an 8-1 beatdown by the Mets on Sunday in New York all that more glaring, juxtaposed with the team’s good form through the 66 games before then.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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Sacramento County jail records Saturday morning showed Merritt was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death or permanent serious injury, felony vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and misdemeanor driving without a valid license.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The burst of activity marks a shift from Swift’s more deliberate public strategy over the past 18 months, following the record-shattering Eras Tour, which remains the only concert tour in history to gross $2 billion.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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