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
Many alleged egregious harms, including wrongful deaths or debilitating injuries requiring costly care.
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Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
None of the umps mind when ABS corrects their egregious misses.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Canes started the second on the PP thanks to a goalie interference call on Mark Kastelic (and a pretty egregious dive by Bussi).
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The perposterous claims get more egregious as time continues, and that is on purpose, to fuel the algorithm by getting pushback and engagement.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
None of the umps mind when ABS corrects their egregious misses.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Canes started the second on the PP thanks to a goalie interference call on Mark Kastelic (and a pretty egregious dive by Bussi).
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The perposterous claims get more egregious as time continues, and that is on purpose, to fuel the algorithm by getting pushback and engagement.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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Of course, Butcher does a lot of blatant manipulating here, using Ryan’s insecurity about his deadly powers to convince him the world is better without supes altogether.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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These complaints demonstrate a clear and consistent pattern of obfuscation and blatant disregard of campaign finance laws.—
John Gates,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t force a quick fix, but don’t ignore what’s obvious.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Likewise the only evidence that Trump might not be crazy is his obvious determination to seem so.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And with that comes needs at about every position but quarterback, some perhaps more glaring than others but all part of the Rubik’s twists and turns of their broader equation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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But those accomplishments make her failure to end the scandal surrounding her second son even more glaring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are some pretty gross, petty and violent acts of revenge.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The 88,500-gross-ton ship can accommodate up to 2,134 guests and 930 crew members on board.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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