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
Both errors weren’t egregious enough to call for a reprint, throwing thousands of books into recycling.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Such refusal letters are rare and typically reserved for applications with egregious omissions.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The expectation is that hitters will only challenge egregious calls and in impactful situations late in games.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The show producers seemed to be the only ones to care about the length of speeches, with cut-offs that felt instantly egregious.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Such refusal letters are rare and typically reserved for applications with egregious omissions.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The expectation is that hitters will only challenge egregious calls and in impactful situations late in games.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The show producers seemed to be the only ones to care about the length of speeches, with cut-offs that felt instantly egregious.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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Critics, including Democratic lawmakers, called the dinner a blatant pay-for–access scheme.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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That case began after revelations that commissioners could spend an extra $15,000 on local travel without any documentation, which this Editorial Board called a blatant ripoff of taxpayers.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Chapman followed with an RBI single, and the crowd cheered as many fans jumped to their feet in obvious relief.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The voice on Lars’s tablet insisted that teaching was one of the most obvious tasks to delegate to humanoids.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The loss of A’Shawn Robinson is a glaring one at the moment, and replacing the 2024 sack leader should be a priority in April.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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But in one of the biggest upsets in figure skating history, Malinin fell twice and made other glaring mistakes in a disastrous free skate, falling from first to eighth place.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kimberly-Clark, the maker of menstrual product brand Kotex, said on an earnings call in April that the company incurred a total of $300 million in gross costs from tariffs, with more than half of that related to tariffs on China.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles notes registration fees are determined on a variety of factors, including the vehicle type, when it was purchased and for how much, the city and county the driver is based in, and the unladen or declared gross weight of the vehicle, among other things.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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