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
That makes this film no less than an egregious downgrade.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
On the other hand, this one feels less egregious than the way Eberflus chose to defend the final series against the Commanders or his failure to call a timeout when Tyrique Stevenson wasn’t in position on the Hail Mary.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
The individuals liable for the egregious behavior were court martialed and punished for the crimes that occurred well over a decade ago.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
Juror #2 was filmed starting June 2023 and finished production in April this year, when the most egregious lawfare ruses against President Trump reached their height — from the judicial misconduct of Judges Engoron and Merchan in Manhattan to the Fani Willis debacle in Georgia.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the attempt on Trump’s life pushed Ronald Rowe on how the agency’s staffers could have missed such blatant security vulnerabilities leading up to that day in July.Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Its animation patronizes the third world via DIE dictates, same as with the endless iterations of The Lion King, but this cartoon exoticism is just a new form of the blatant colonialism that Claude Lévi-Strauss lamented in his 1958 memoir Tristes Tropiques.Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
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Some are quite obvious and on-the-nose, others more arcane.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Platform Security Is The First Line Of Defense By now, cybersecurity is an obvious and critical priority for every IT organization.Matt Kimball, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nowhere is this failure more glaring than in housing, and nowhere is that more evident than in California.Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The most glaring example of Trump’s penchant for relying on acting heads centered around the Office of Management and Budget where Russell Vought served as acting director for a year and a half before winning full Senate confirmation.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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