1
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
the seven-foot-tall basketball player is conspicuous in any crowd
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2
as in obvious
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
conspicuous bureaucratic waste that drives taxpayers crazy
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Recent Examples of conspicuous
This makes Andruw Jones’ absence from my ballot more conspicuous.
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
There was a conspicuous gap in the center of downtown Detroit for a quarter century.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The score of the match wasn’t unusual, a 6-0, 6-0 win for Germany’s Lorena Schaedel; what was conspicuous was the performance of her opponent, the 21-year-old Egyptian Hajar Abdelkader, on what seems to have been her professional debut.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida’s gift to bad government, is a conspicuous example.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
There was a conspicuous gap in the center of downtown Detroit for a quarter century.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The score of the match wasn’t unusual, a 6-0, 6-0 win for Germany’s Lorena Schaedel; what was conspicuous was the performance of her opponent, the 21-year-old Egyptian Hajar Abdelkader, on what seems to have been her professional debut.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida’s gift to bad government, is a conspicuous example.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conspicuous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuous
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That contrast is becoming more noticeable as their professional paths diverge.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But there’s been a noticeable uptick in the team’s willingness to hit their blue-collar big man on rolls to the rim, which is opening an underutilized dimension of an offense that stagnated in the weeks leading up to their back-to-back wins over the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Light damage is less obvious, but just as destructive.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Yet Bob Atrops was an obvious suspect.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Healthcare Failures That Put Lives at Risk Healthcare has emerged as an increasingly prominent concern in recent reports.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Medical imaging, including radiology — X-rays, mammograms, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound — is a prominent area for AI diagnostic tools.—
Peter Shen,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some of these skew toward the quirkier side, and a couple are blatant reaches (January wish lists are where our most delirious aspirations belong, after all).—
Ava Wallace,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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These bans are blatant discrimination, and the Court should say so.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Year after year Samsung had an increasingly greater, ever-more commanding presence at CES.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Uganda’s longtime President Yoweri Museveni took a commanding lead in early election results as reports of deadly violence emerged following Thursday’s vote.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Can the Cowboys free up enough cap space to be active enough to address glaring needs at defensive end, linebacker, cornerback and safety?—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Chargers turned to a familiar face to fill a glaring void after defensive coordinator Jesse Minter departed last week to become the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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What’s remarkable is the Leafs have done it without Tanev, their best penalty killer, for most of the season and without another top penalty killer, Brandon Carlo, for the better part of the last two months.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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That means that instead of dramatic peaks and troughs in energy use, everything stays on an even keel.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Conspicuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuous. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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