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
The Anti-SLAPP law exists precisely to stop this kind of egregious retaliation.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
When the league introduced replay review in 2014 to cover most plays, the idea was to eliminate egregious mistakes.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
When the league introduced replay review in 2014 to cover most plays, the idea was to eliminate egregious mistakes.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Critics, including Democratic lawmakers, called the dinner a blatant pay-for–access scheme.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
19 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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Today, Amy’s Kitchen generates approximately $1 billion in retail sales (translating to roughly $600 million in gross sales) and employs nearly 2,000 people across three culinary facilities.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Greenwich Entertainment comedy Fantasy Life, the first feature from Matthew Shear, opened at the Angelika Film Center in NYC for a solid weekend gross of $39k.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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