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
Other adaptations have more egregious concerns.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1850s, electoral fraud by pro-slavery advocates was particularly egregious in the Kansas territory.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
There have been more egregious Hollywood glow-ups than that of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring movies, but how many of those have also been so insidiously appealing?
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
This egregious act is reprehensible and never should have occurred.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1850s, electoral fraud by pro-slavery advocates was particularly egregious in the Kansas territory.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
There have been more egregious Hollywood glow-ups than that of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring movies, but how many of those have also been so insidiously appealing?
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
This egregious act is reprehensible and never should have occurred.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for egregious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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Other derision of Lilith Fair artists was more blatant.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Moss was blatant — quite blatant — about owning a bad day, and went about his offseason with a purpose.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And a soft implant can be the best option to avoid an obvious edge.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s because your liver won’t give you obvious clues that say there’s a MASH up going there.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This education gap in preparing employees to use AI and other new technologies effectively is a glaring, industry-wide need.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Lakers have dedicated their offseason to addressing some of the glaring deficiencies that cut last season's playoff run short and locking down superstar Luka Doncic long term.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most worrisome harbingers of future affordability is that Florida added more than 700,000 units with gross rents higher than $1,200 monthly between 2012 and 2022.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But that figure set a franchise record — highest-ever premiere gross — and given the tendency of the films kickstarted by 2013's The Conjuring to endure in theaters long after their opens, Last Rites is sure to keep adding to its coffers.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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