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Recent Examples of conspicuously
What happens inside the building now remains conspicuously unclear.
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New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
But while Bernhard’s oeuvre is conspicuously sexless, Koestenbaum’s latest is practically a pillow book.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
All this might be forgivable if the secretary were not conspicuously incompetent.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles Rams are conspicuously absent, and the assumption is that the Rams' hat isn't being sold yet because the Rams are expected to unveil a new logo — replacing their gradient scheme with all-yellow.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The United States is conspicuously absent from that list.
—Jeff Coller, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Ehrlich’s predictions were conspicuously wrong – and experts said so at the time.
—Brian C. Keegan, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Cinderella is conspicuously absent from the Big Dance for a second straight year.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump has said that the bombing of Kharg Island, a centerpiece of Iran’s energy infrastructure, completely destroyed the island’s military sites, though oil facilities were conspicuously untouched.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
But while Bernhard’s oeuvre is conspicuously sexless, Koestenbaum’s latest is practically a pillow book.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
All this might be forgivable if the secretary were not conspicuously incompetent.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles Rams are conspicuously absent, and the assumption is that the Rams' hat isn't being sold yet because the Rams are expected to unveil a new logo — replacing their gradient scheme with all-yellow.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The United States is conspicuously absent from that list.
—Jeff Coller, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Ehrlich’s predictions were conspicuously wrong – and experts said so at the time.
—Brian C. Keegan, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Cinderella is conspicuously absent from the Big Dance for a second straight year.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump has said that the bombing of Kharg Island, a centerpiece of Iran’s energy infrastructure, completely destroyed the island’s military sites, though oil facilities were conspicuously untouched.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
Adverb
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Unlike regular plugs that go over the drain, TubShroom and ShowerShroom fit inside, neatly collecting hair around it.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Griffin cuts a particularly interesting figure at the moment because his beliefs don’t match up neatly with either party—starting with free trade.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet the homage to Badinter proved strikingly uncontroversial, with politicians from opposite ends of the political spectrum striving to claim him as one of their own.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Vaughn, Jacobs notes ▪ The other two portal additions at receiver — West Virginia’s Cam Vaughn and South Carolina’s Vandrevius Jacobs — had strikingly similar production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Today she is dressed smartly in a navy-blue pantsuit beneath her wool camel-hair coat.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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That plan ultimately goes awry, with Margot surviving the attack, smartly staged in a way that doesn’t completely ratchet up the violent tension, keeping the audience in an appropriate level of comfort while not compromising the narrative.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Grasslands, especially those in humid areas with good soil, provision their local food webs as richly as do forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The rhythm created by the voice and the instruments is richly unsettling.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In New York, efforts by billionaires to defeat a democratic socialist mayoral candidate backfired spectacularly.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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And, sure, those both spectacularly showcase longing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Houston has been shockingly horrible in the clutch.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seitan Made from wheat gluten, this fake meat is shockingly high in protein.—
Philipp Wehsack,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Conspicuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuously. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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