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Recent Examples of glaringly
Huw is also a terrible planner, placing himself in dangerous situations for no discernible reason, refusing to ask for help or call the police at times when calling the police is the most glaringly obvious move, and generally not communicating with anyone.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As is usual in these discussions of the energy transition, one glaringly obvious fact is never mentioned.
—Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 15 Jan. 2026
The wealth-equals-health dynamic played out glaringly in Orange County during the pandemic.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
This isn’t to put Manning in VY’s class because Manning is far from a finished product, but to ignore his upside would be not paying attention to what’s glaringly obvious.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
Similarly, Charlamagne’s instincts can cut through industry niceties or lead down glaringly wrong pathways.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But in the midst of Saturday’s celebration, one key figure was glaringly absent – someone who should have been at the heart of it all.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Though Mount Rushmore was built to commemorate the first 150 years of American history, in some ways, history is glaringly absent at the memorial today, while myth is abundant.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Secondly, and perhaps most glaringly, the Creature and Victor forgive each other at the film’s end, unlike the book, which offers catharsis through death.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As is usual in these discussions of the energy transition, one glaringly obvious fact is never mentioned.
—Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 15 Jan. 2026
The wealth-equals-health dynamic played out glaringly in Orange County during the pandemic.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
This isn’t to put Manning in VY’s class because Manning is far from a finished product, but to ignore his upside would be not paying attention to what’s glaringly obvious.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
Similarly, Charlamagne’s instincts can cut through industry niceties or lead down glaringly wrong pathways.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But in the midst of Saturday’s celebration, one key figure was glaringly absent – someone who should have been at the heart of it all.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Though Mount Rushmore was built to commemorate the first 150 years of American history, in some ways, history is glaringly absent at the memorial today, while myth is abundant.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Secondly, and perhaps most glaringly, the Creature and Victor forgive each other at the film’s end, unlike the book, which offers catharsis through death.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glaringly
blindingly
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For a recent appearance on The View with costar Luke Thompson, Ha wore a blindingly white coat with an over-the-shoulder scarf.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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Alas, there’s precious little hope of that happening, and so Canepari and Dimmock offer a look at what happens to a country where everyone has to pretend that there isn’t a blindingly obvious answer to the single leading cause of child death.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Glaringly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glaringly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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