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
Though Smith-Schuster retaliated, Branch’s head strike was seemingly too egregious not to warrant some sort of penalty from the NFL.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Faced with such an egregious erosion of their working conditions, Local 802 Broadway musicians and other artists are ready to leverage every ounce of their collective power, up to and including a strike.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The most egregious mishap came in the first half.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
In some cases, that can be attributed to egregious abandonment or benign neglect.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Faced with such an egregious erosion of their working conditions, Local 802 Broadway musicians and other artists are ready to leverage every ounce of their collective power, up to and including a strike.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The most egregious mishap came in the first half.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
In some cases, that can be attributed to egregious abandonment or benign neglect.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
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This is a blatant breach of international law and territorial integrity of Lithuania.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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These youth protesters oppose the Ruto government over living standards, often blatant government corruption, and its heavy hand toward demonstrators.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With its investments in AI infrastructure and obvious strengths on the power front, this is a country that is building out data centers and positioning itself as a hub for AI, entertainment, sports, finance, high-tech manufacturing and more.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The analyst pointed to Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform, as an obvious artificial intelligence beneficiary.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 2024 three-part docuseries American Nightmare dives headfirst into several thought-provoking issues, like victim blaming and the glaring inadequacies in the criminal justice system.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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It’s already identified glaring holes in popular software, including the Chrome web browser, and its success suggests that widespread automatic patching of security flaws may be just around the corner.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Authorities say Singh was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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For example, pregnant women with a household size of one have a gross monthly limit of about $2,000 per month, increasing by about $715 a month per additional household member.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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