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
The most egregious proposal has come from start-up Oklo, a company originally spearheaded by venture capitalist Sam Altman (who stepped down as chairman in April).
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Alan J. Kuperman, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
But facilities with egregious conditions pass with flying colors.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
And if an egregious mess were to be left behind, those responsible would face an extra cleaning fee.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 26 July 2025
The most egregious thing that Heyman did in this segment was interrupt Jey Uso’s Yeet encore.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Alan J. Kuperman, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
But facilities with egregious conditions pass with flying colors.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
And if an egregious mess were to be left behind, those responsible would face an extra cleaning fee.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 26 July 2025
The most egregious thing that Heyman did in this segment was interrupt Jey Uso’s Yeet encore.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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There's some blatant misinformation, like claims that urbanization could be distorting the warming, which has already been tested extensively.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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These moves are blatant efforts to rewrite our history.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nowhere is that more obvious or more urgent than in education.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tyrese Haliburton recover from Achilles injuries, that may be a glaring red flag.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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First, the most glaring issue is how the intelligence community procures and manages commercially available information.—
Ann Wagner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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