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Recent Examples of egregiously
There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump, of course, was rude, untruthful, and excessively, if not quite so egregiously, long-winded in his first term, too.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
My Herman Miller pendant is on the floor, my egregiously large book collection takes up significant real estate along the baseboards.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
This is egregiously harmful negligence.
—Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
The theatergoer became disruptive to the show and, perhaps most egregiously, to LuPone herself.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Dec. 2025
And Lidia, as a character, is someone who unfortunately lets a lot of people down because she’s been so egregiously let down, which is a lot to carry and process.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2025
They’ll be disappointed to see the actress egregiously sidelined, given limited character development in an ultimately VFX-heavy part that treats her like a very expensive, charismatic prop.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump, of course, was rude, untruthful, and excessively, if not quite so egregiously, long-winded in his first term, too.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
My Herman Miller pendant is on the floor, my egregiously large book collection takes up significant real estate along the baseboards.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
This is egregiously harmful negligence.
—Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
The theatergoer became disruptive to the show and, perhaps most egregiously, to LuPone herself.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Dec. 2025
And Lidia, as a character, is someone who unfortunately lets a lot of people down because she’s been so egregiously let down, which is a lot to carry and process.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2025
They’ll be disappointed to see the actress egregiously sidelined, given limited character development in an ultimately VFX-heavy part that treats her like a very expensive, charismatic prop.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregiously
Adverb
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These fears are well-founded, as authorities have previously executed many protesters following grossly unfair trials, while many others remain on death row.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Why do electric bikes have to be grossly expensive and overly inaccessible?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This has become a flagrantly abusive practice.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the killing of Pretti, the authorities are now promising an internal probe that no one can possibly trust after DHS has spent months flagrantly violating the law and people’s civil and constitutional rights.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Egregiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregiously. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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