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Recent Examples of conspicuously
The subject was conspicuously missing from classrooms and curricula.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
One scene conspicuously features the sound recordist’s microphone boom alongside the slate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, some employees have conspicuously changed the channel to Fox News, according to one executive.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
But all of them point conspicuously to the past (the recent past for Democrats, the slightly more distant one for Republicans) to claim that life would improve if their candidate wins.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The duo, who have been a tag team since 2015 and signed with AEW in 2019, have been conspicuously absent for most of 2025.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The release schedule has been conspicuously quiet in the past three weeks, as seemingly no one has been interested in trying to make an impression in a pop landscape still so thoroughly dominated by the new Taylor Swift album.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Following the final New York City mayoral debate on Wednesday night, Adams conspicuously sidled up to Cuomo courtside at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
One scene conspicuously features the sound recordist’s microphone boom alongside the slate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, some employees have conspicuously changed the channel to Fox News, according to one executive.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
But all of them point conspicuously to the past (the recent past for Democrats, the slightly more distant one for Republicans) to claim that life would improve if their candidate wins.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The duo, who have been a tag team since 2015 and signed with AEW in 2019, have been conspicuously absent for most of 2025.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The release schedule has been conspicuously quiet in the past three weeks, as seemingly no one has been interested in trying to make an impression in a pop landscape still so thoroughly dominated by the new Taylor Swift album.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Following the final New York City mayoral debate on Wednesday night, Adams conspicuously sidled up to Cuomo courtside at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
Adverb
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And for looking put-together post-red-eye, the Niasso Portable Travel Steamer is $23 (originally $36) and tucks neatly into a weekender.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Heberlig argued the transportation debate didn’t break down neatly along partisan lines.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The men and boys who benefited from this bounty of foreign assistance were themselves strikingly polyglot and pluralistic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This predominantly white oak home follows suit, with strikingly—and soothingly—little deviation.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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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
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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When the Bills offered a 2027 first-round pick and 2026 third-rounder for Jaylen Waddle (as NFL Network reported Sunday), the Dolphins smartly said no.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fellow smartly partnered with Kettl for this launch and even had founder Zach Mangan demo the set.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Also because every page of the screenplay is so richly detailed, and there's something exciting happening.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The solar system is far more richly endowed by resources than everyday experience might suggest.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Harry Wilson and Ryan Sessegnon have scored two apiece, but a combination of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Yerson Mosquera, Brentford’s Ethan Pinnock and, most spectacularly, Leeds United’s Gabriel Gudmundsson have registered more goals for Marco Silva’s side.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of its running time — and there’s a fair bit still to come — Train Dreams will walk that fine line spectacularly.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The actress dares to bare her briefs in this Ulla Johnson set featuring a shockingly sheer skirt teamed with a ombré effect sequin top.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Bucks are playing shockingly great offense right now.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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
Cite this Entry
“Conspicuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuously. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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