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Recent Examples of conspicuously
Strangely, though, the BRT has remained conspicuously quiet out of what a growing chorus of commentators interpret to be a fear of retribution.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
The conspicuously larger fifth number, called BB(5), was only definitively pinned down last year, by a team made up mostly of amateur mathematicians working together in an online community called the Busy Beaver Challenge.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
First came a mea culpa letter to fans, published online early in the morning of July 23, signed by the Saputo brothers and Gervais, but with Wray’s name conspicuously absent.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But conspicuously, there are no benches.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
This child is Moon, who wanders a post-apocalyptic world conspicuously devoid of adults, a mystery the movie never answers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The second time, a deputy placed his hand conspicuously on his holstered gun and threatened to come back with a warrant and arrest Nguyen.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After being conspicuously absent from the massive two-night SummerSlam premium live event, LA Knight is reportedly expected to make his return to WWE television on tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The experiments with the material were conducted on a device that mimics the heat output of human skin, which sounds conspicuously non-human.
—Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2016
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
The conspicuously larger fifth number, called BB(5), was only definitively pinned down last year, by a team made up mostly of amateur mathematicians working together in an online community called the Busy Beaver Challenge.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
First came a mea culpa letter to fans, published online early in the morning of July 23, signed by the Saputo brothers and Gervais, but with Wray’s name conspicuously absent.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But conspicuously, there are no benches.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
This child is Moon, who wanders a post-apocalyptic world conspicuously devoid of adults, a mystery the movie never answers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The second time, a deputy placed his hand conspicuously on his holstered gun and threatened to come back with a warrant and arrest Nguyen.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After being conspicuously absent from the massive two-night SummerSlam premium live event, LA Knight is reportedly expected to make his return to WWE television on tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The experiments with the material were conducted on a device that mimics the heat output of human skin, which sounds conspicuously non-human.
—Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
Adverb
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This little case keeps rings, necklaces, and earrings neatly tucked away, so nothing gets tangled—or worse, left behind.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Despite the glossy subject matter, Winocour neatly sidesteps clichés, instead searching for quiet moments that give the story emotional resonance.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Nortiv 8 Lightweight Hiking Shoes definitely fit the bill, and look strikingly similar, too—and for only $58.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even more strikingly, Netanyahu falsely claimed that the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, had already passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide—a statement that is entirely untrue.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Red Sox smartly signed him to an eight-year, $130 million extension through 2033 with a club option for 2034.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Conjuring ends by teasing the Warrens’ most famous case, the Amityville Horror, but The Conjuring 2 smartly doesn’t focus on that.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Using faux chenille, a fabric manipulation technique that creates layered textures, Threadapeutic produces richly tactile works that can take three months to complete, such as Gather and Shore wall hangings made from lace, brocade and tulle scraps.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All this acrimony stemmed from a case where Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis spectacularly whiffed while attempting to criminalize rap lyrics and super glue the misdeeds of everyone Thug and Gunna knew onto them.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hubble’s views spectacularly revealed many massive stars in Pismis 24.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Many people who bought cars during the pandemic, for example, paid shockingly high, premium prices for those vehicles and could still owe a good deal of money on their loans even after trading in the car.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gray was shockingly released by the New Orleans Saints, leading to his landing with Baltimore.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The show’s palette trends toward bottle-green woods, gauzy golden light, dusky midnight-blue nighttime scenes, and grimly gray interiors, and within those tableaus, Task’s male characters are gorgeously aggrieved, emotion pouring off of them like coffee from a Wawa urn.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The documentary begins gorgeously, with a blur slowly coming into focus.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conspicuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuously. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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