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
This case is an egregious example of the ruthless persistence exhibited by scammers to enrich themselves at the expense of vulnerable people.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
The egregious list of American neo-imperialism and murder goes on in Gaza, Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Bots scoop up inventory, resellers flip tickets at eye‑watering markups, and regulators scramble to ban the most egregious forms of scalping.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Heat has four remaining games against egregious tankers – three against Washington and one at Indiana.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
The egregious list of American neo-imperialism and murder goes on in Gaza, Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Bots scoop up inventory, resellers flip tickets at eye‑watering markups, and regulators scramble to ban the most egregious forms of scalping.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Heat has four remaining games against egregious tankers – three against Washington and one at Indiana.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
Adjective
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While 140 children were miraculously unharmed, the community remains shaken by this blatant terror.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The real threat to Americans is our headlong rush toward normalizing blatant murder, whether that be of nameless occupants of motorboats in the Caribbean, schoolgirls in Iran or United States citizens in the streets of Minneapolis.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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What is obvious is the Dolphins aren’t going the Wizards route.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dog food for humans Referring to the food as kibble is no accident, as most of the time these recipes involve a carb (like rice) and a form of protein (like ground beef) mixed together in a slop-like concoction that has some glaring similarities to dog food.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
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In France, the glaring absence of film icon Brigitte Bardot has caused much debate in mainstream media and on social media.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Orient Express Corinthian, set to become the world’s largest sailing cruise ship, measures 721 feet in length and has a 25,200-gross-ton displacement.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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When negotiations first started more than a year ago, the union was asking for 40% of gross revenue and had come down to 26% before the marathon in-person bargaining session Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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