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Recent Examples of blatantly
The Penguins were down 2-1, but were controlling the majority of play when Rust was blatantly tripped in the corner.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Steve Ellis, a former deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management under the Obama administration, said blatantly partisan political messages have no place on agency websites.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s a huge difference between normal restaurant camaraderie and someone blatantly crossing lines.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
If the Administration’s actions are so blatantly unlawful, why does everyone seem to be caving?
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Rather, this is merely one more reflection of how Iger has long sought to position Disney as a family-friendly, classic Americana brand with appeal across all sides while eschewing blatantly divisive programming.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, Louisiana and Texas passed laws allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, and courts quickly blocked the legislation for blatantly violating a 1978 Supreme Court ruling.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Republican legislators filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court, arguing Democrats are blatantly violating the state Constitution by rushing bills through the Legislature that would create new voting districts.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Steve Ellis, a former deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management under the Obama administration, said blatantly partisan political messages have no place on agency websites.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s a huge difference between normal restaurant camaraderie and someone blatantly crossing lines.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
If the Administration’s actions are so blatantly unlawful, why does everyone seem to be caving?
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Rather, this is merely one more reflection of how Iger has long sought to position Disney as a family-friendly, classic Americana brand with appeal across all sides while eschewing blatantly divisive programming.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, Louisiana and Texas passed laws allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, and courts quickly blocked the legislation for blatantly violating a 1978 Supreme Court ruling.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Republican legislators filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court, arguing Democrats are blatantly violating the state Constitution by rushing bills through the Legislature that would create new voting districts.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blatantly
Adverb
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Those people have clearly not seen Browns QB Dillon Gabriel play.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This morning, sentimentality keeps you from seeing a situation clearly.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Local stations in the United States used to be divided between scores of independents or small groups, but after decades of the same kind of consolidation that has swallowed up the rest of the media business, companies like Nexstar and the more stridently conservative Sinclair are the top dogs.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy’s contentious exchanges fit a familiar pattern, with the longtime vaccine skeptic stridently denying statements made in the past when pressed by lawmakers.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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One of Fidel and Raúl Castro’s sisters, Juanita, spent decades vociferously denouncing her brothers from exile in Miami.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over the next weeks, parents and students began to complain vociferously about getting sick at school.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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On-screen, this creates a distinctly different result.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many people associate it with a distinctly Japanese vision of the future — the nightscape of Neo-Tokyo, motorcycles racing through it.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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When threatened, gopher snakes often flatten their heads and hiss loudly, mimicking rattlesnakes to deter predators.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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People were able to talk in most areas, though those who did usually didn’t do so loudly.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Anne, too, is quite busy having her baby, noisily.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But what happens when everyone who can noisily quit already has?—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Harris resoundingly rejected this argument.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Those fortunes were made and squandered rapidly—Iran went from bereft during the Iran-Iraq War, to unbeatable two decades later, to resoundingly beaten a little less than two decades after that.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe that’s a delicate dance even for Drinkwitz, who invoked the Alabama game several times but semi-playfully chided the media for relevant questions about the stuff that plainly needs to be shored up.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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A lot of this occurs off-page, in contrast to the movie, which spells things out incredibly plainly.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Blatantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blatantly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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