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
Synapse is perhaps the most egregious example of BaaS gone wrong, demonstrating how reconciliation (or lack thereof) and other operational failures damage relationships with partners, cause reputational injury to fintech startups as a whole and hurt consumers.
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Zareef Hamid, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Sudan provided another egregious example of the escalation of atrocities in 2024.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
In more egregious cases, VAR has altered the outcome of soccer matches.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Zareef Hamid, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Sudan provided another egregious example of the escalation of atrocities in 2024.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
In more egregious cases, VAR has altered the outcome of soccer matches.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for egregious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egregious
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The center's lawyers pointed to the broadcast on NBC's New York City flagship station, WNBC, to allege a blatant violation of the FCC's equal time provisions during an election, and called it election interference.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a speech from the Oval Office, Biden did not name Elon Musk, who stands to take a central role in Donald Trump‘s administration, or Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who have taken blatant steps to woo the former Celebrity Apprentice host.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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Trusted by Kyiv and maintaining a relatively cordial relationship with Moscow, Turkey would seem like an obvious choice.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Making obvious your goal of understanding is a powerful way of creating goodwill.—
Kurt Gray,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the most glaring issue with this ceasefire agreement is the exclusion of Palestinians from the negotiation process.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The federal tax credit for electric vehicle purchases has far outlived its purpose and now stands as a glaring example of government overreach and economic inequity.—
Veronique de Rugy,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Egregious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egregious. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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