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Recent Examples of conspicuously
The landscaping is really appealing, with decorative water features and tropical foliage to cool the pool deck, and lifeguards are conspicuously on-hand.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
While the Retro 87 appears to come with a blue set of 8BitDo’s oversized Dual Super Buttons, a matching number pad is conspicuously missing.
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Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Most Americans have never encountered it — and after 20 years of expansion across more than 60 countries, North America remains conspicuously absent from HELL Energy’s footprint.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Before their meeting, he was escorted into a hall where a guestbook lay open to a blank page, a portrait of Maduro wearing the Presidential sash hanging conspicuously above it.
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Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Sirianni, 45, a hypercompetitive hothead who has conspicuously engaged with players (in Eagles and opposing jerseys), coaches (Eagles and opposing), fans (same) and officials, wants to be a mature person who can rein in his emotions, but not at the expense of surrendering his essence.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Also, his paint was burned off in just the same spots as the snowman that had, for years, served as a jolly sentry outside our neighbor’s front door—a position that was now vacant, while our own home was, in a first, conspicuously and festively guarded.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Proposals range from purchasing tickets, only to leave seats conspicuously empty, to booing the national anthem and withholding any celebration of Iranian goals.
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Shirvin Zeinalzadeh,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
While the Retro 87 appears to come with a blue set of 8BitDo’s oversized Dual Super Buttons, a matching number pad is conspicuously missing.
—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Most Americans have never encountered it — and after 20 years of expansion across more than 60 countries, North America remains conspicuously absent from HELL Energy’s footprint.
—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Before their meeting, he was escorted into a hall where a guestbook lay open to a blank page, a portrait of Maduro wearing the Presidential sash hanging conspicuously above it.
—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Sirianni, 45, a hypercompetitive hothead who has conspicuously engaged with players (in Eagles and opposing jerseys), coaches (Eagles and opposing), fans (same) and officials, wants to be a mature person who can rein in his emotions, but not at the expense of surrendering his essence.
—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Also, his paint was burned off in just the same spots as the snowman that had, for years, served as a jolly sentry outside our neighbor’s front door—a position that was now vacant, while our own home was, in a first, conspicuously and festively guarded.
—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Proposals range from purchasing tickets, only to leave seats conspicuously empty, to booing the national anthem and withholding any celebration of Iranian goals.
—
Shirvin Zeinalzadeh,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously
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The country's spring lines up neatly with the American fall, and both islands come alive with wildflowers and blossoms as temperatures climb through November, all before the summer crowds arrive.
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The hallmarks of cobalt poisoning fit the woman’s array of symptoms neatly.
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These particles reflect the water’s color back to the surface—hence the strikingly intense turquoise hues.
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Then, aged rye from a distillery in Indiana was put into those casks for two weeks, creating a strikingly spicy and altogether delicious—not to mention unique—whiskey that really stood out.
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This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
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The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
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All four players are exceptional in their roles, playing smartly off their screen personas while exploring the nuances of the characters and their intersecting dynamics.
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Advertisement As in Curb, the list of guest stars is long, distinguished, and smartly deployed.
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As businesses in Hollywood and other sectors face more consolidation and competition, executives are getting richly compensated more for their role in leading companies through challenging times.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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With the new approach, this team went from a one-to-one ratio to a spectacularly good 175-to-one ratio!
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If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly.
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Sami Zayn shockingly captured his first WWE Championship at Night of Champions, defeating Cody Rhodes and Gunther in a major upset.
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Davis, 33, who won a title with James in the 2020 NBA Bubble, was shockingly traded by the Lakers in February 2025 for former Mavericks star Luka Dončić.
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In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie.
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“Conspicuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuously. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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