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Recent Examples of conspicuously
Rather than contend with any of that, Michael, which finally hits theaters Friday, conspicuously ends in 1988 in the middle of the Bad tour and years before the first allegations were made.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
In the midst of a conflict seen as posing an existential threat to the regime that has ruled their country for nearly half a century, Khamenei has been conspicuously absent.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
An everyday beauty that American strip-mall culture conspicuously fails to provide.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
James Fishback, who conspicuously lacks any qualifications or accomplishments, wages an openly antisemitic campaign.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
An extremely fragile veneer of post-racial logic blankets these spiky romances, which take place in conspicuously progressive cities.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Orange County commissioner Nicole Wilson, who represents the west Orange County district where the Skywalker Smoke & Vape Shop and nearby Olympia High School are close neighbors, cited the business as an example of a danger lurking conspicuously in plain sight.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
What happens inside the building now remains conspicuously unclear.
—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
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
In the midst of a conflict seen as posing an existential threat to the regime that has ruled their country for nearly half a century, Khamenei has been conspicuously absent.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
An everyday beauty that American strip-mall culture conspicuously fails to provide.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
James Fishback, who conspicuously lacks any qualifications or accomplishments, wages an openly antisemitic campaign.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
An extremely fragile veneer of post-racial logic blankets these spiky romances, which take place in conspicuously progressive cities.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Orange County commissioner Nicole Wilson, who represents the west Orange County district where the Skywalker Smoke & Vape Shop and nearby Olympia High School are close neighbors, cited the business as an example of a danger lurking conspicuously in plain sight.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
What happens inside the building now remains conspicuously unclear.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
Adverb
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The National Park Service studied the American Discovery Trail in the mid-’90s and acknowledged that the American Discovery Trail doesn’t fit neatly into any of the existing categories outlined in the National Trails System Act, Mercurio said.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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In what neatly encapsulates the uncomfortable, rude, thin-skinned yet cruel, sarcastic and ultimately juvenile communication style of his online brood, the leader of the pack started with — what else — Lawrence’s looks.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The characters in the play break the fourth wall — a strikingly common thing in Chicago and New York theater this spring — and make their cases directly.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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And the notes that accompany the sermons in outline form are strikingly similar to those Bickle provided for years, even down to the practice of boldfacing, italicizing and underlining certain points.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.—
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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Best of all, the Tony nominee smartly resists overplaying the joke, grounding the part enough that Brad's unraveling becomes funnier.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The spaces feel lighter, fresher, more finely detailed, and the property has been smartly reorganized.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Trained on such a corpus, an AI helper could speak your company’s language fluently, and reveal richly profitable connections in your files.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The role of specific fungi within each group is richly varied.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The African American Wax Museum, in Harlem, was the singular creation of the artist and eccentric Raven Chanticleer, a sharecropper’s son from South Carolina who reinvented himself, spectacularly, in Manhattan.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Baldwin faced a similar charge, but the case against him unraveled spectacularly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The portion of the set produced a rare sight — a current-day Bieber singing along with his shockingly young past self.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Jubilee guys live a shockingly wholesome life.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 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
Cite this Entry
“Conspicuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuously. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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