flagrantly

Definition of flagrantlynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flagrantly Even for an agency that has been accused by multiple federal judges of flagrantly violating the law, actually deporting American citizens isn’t so easy. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 Time, not thriftily spent but flagrantly wasted at cards or the wheel, is brought to a standstill right at the moment of its greatest potentiality—this would have to be the ultimate payoff. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 The figure’s legs in Moving My Chair (2019) are nearly twice the length of her torso, and here as in nearly every foot McNeely painted, toes are flagrantly flexed. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 White and Engelbert quickly acted to condemn online trolling, but stayed mostly quiet about the actual incident on the court where Thomas flagrantly fouled Clark. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Now, there are good reasons for this inevitability to get kicked down the road, specifically for JoAnne, who doesn’t trust Duncan and doesn’t want to break the law, at least not so flagrantly. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 At least four federal judges blocked some of those subpoenas as flagrantly illicit overreach. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 This has become a flagrantly abusive practice. — Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagrantly
Adverb
  • The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Given that for every 40 papers showing statistical evidence of AI usage in 2025, only one formally disclosed it, these figures likely grossly underestimate LLM involvement today.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • If Sid weren’t on the blocks as a doomed trading piece, then Flyte would have a case as the person most egregiously wronged by Taverner’s mistakes.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Most egregiously, the central bank began lending directly to the treasury.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Flagrantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagrantly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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