1
: having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
2
a
: shining with or reflecting an uncomfortably bright light
b(1)
: garish
(2)
: vulgarly ostentatious
3
: obtrusively and often painfully obvious
a glaring error
glaringness
noun
Examples of glaring in a Sentence
a glaring example of racism
no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title
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With such a glaring need at left tackle this past season, why didn’t the Chiefs turn to the previous year’s starter —Donovan Smith?
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
According to the report’s overview, some of the most glaring issues included the team’s food program.
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But his return could also address another glaring issue: fatigue.
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After Hurricane Wilma wiped out much of the Keys’ childcare infrastructure back in 2005, Palma Lopez saw a glaring need — and an opportunity.
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
According to the report’s overview, some of the most glaring issues included the team’s food program.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
But his return could also address another glaring issue: fatigue.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
After Hurricane Wilma wiped out much of the Keys’ childcare infrastructure back in 2005, Palma Lopez saw a glaring need — and an opportunity.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glaring
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“Glaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaring. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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