as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling
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Recent Examples of egregious
But the egregious failures do not end there.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
However well-intentioned, any law that suppresses speech based on viewpoint represents an 'egregious' assault on both of those commitments.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
But the four losses to egregious tankers were inexcusable.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The most egregious violators have racked up thousands of dollars in unpaid fines for several hundred tickets.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
However well-intentioned, any law that suppresses speech based on viewpoint represents an 'egregious' assault on both of those commitments.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
But the four losses to egregious tankers were inexcusable.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The most egregious violators have racked up thousands of dollars in unpaid fines for several hundred tickets.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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The exploitation of the American people and the blatant disregard for our well-being has reached unprecedented levels.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Make kind choices and keep boundaries obvious.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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That said, the presence of companies concerned with defense, security, and sensitive radar systems among the apparent ultimate targets raises obvious red flags.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The NYT‘s profile either downplayed or omitted all of these glaring ethical red flags.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The business plan calls for the museum to disperse 10% of gross revenue to Naval Special Warfare families and veterans in need, and to local programs, although the size of the contribution will depend on whether the organization has to take on debt to fund the project.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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And, by the way, Paula wants her followers to donate the first tenth of their gross income to her ministry.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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