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Recent Examples of conspicuously
Despite their name, the mobile homes are conspicuously immobile.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Strangely, though, the BRT has remained conspicuously quiet out of what a growing chorus of commentators interpret to be a fear of retribution.
—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
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Strangely, though, the BRT has remained conspicuously quiet out of what a growing chorus of commentators interpret to be a fear of retribution.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
Adverb
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Eighteen years on from her international debut in Osaka in 2007, her final bow taking place in Tokyo means Fraser-Pryce’s career is neatly bookended by World Championships in Japan.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Solving Messy, Unclear Problems Not every challenge at work comes neatly labeled with instructions.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most strikingly, 24% of patients were free of seizures – something rarely seen in a treatment-resistant population.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers need to continue to feed him, especially as Young looks so strikingly inconsistent.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The man was alone and smartly dressed in a button-down shirt, khaki pants and professorial eyeglasses.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Golden Girls team smartly zeroed in on the parts of Gold’s song that would work best for the show.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 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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That’s the spirit behind the AI Darwin Awards, which recognize the most spectacularly misguided uses of the technology.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tahoe is an easy Editors' Choice winner thanks to its flexible customization options, innovative productivity tweaks, and spectacularly uniform look.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This is a shockingly scandalous choice for an amateur theater debut.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Linen pants pair shockingly well with knit sweaters, giving outfits an effortless appearance that’s perfect for early fall.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
10 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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