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Recent Examples of blatantly
In Bain’s defense, he was blatantly held on at least one play that officials missed.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
But the league has tried to help interviewees and their current teams compartmentalize the process in a way that doesn’t blatantly interfere with game planning.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Confusion blatantly lingered this week when the panel decided to wait for another to vote after more than one member took issue with the language, which was described as redundant and unnecessary by some on the committee.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
Then blatantly lied and covered it up.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
This administration is spreading medical misinformation, weaponizing the Department of Justice, destroying the separation of powers, and blatantly selling political favors.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
To blatantly cheat with that many people around, that many cameras around, would be insane.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Hyper-realistic work-life activities aren’t always blatantly unproductive.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
To prepare her for difficult interviews, publicists kept showing her clippings of reviews blatantly insulting her looks and abilities.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blatantly
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The draft that year was held at the rink now known as Grand Casino Arena, and to this day Scheifele clearly enjoys his return visits to Minnesota.—
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Ups and downs Since the pandemic struck, population swings between the regions have clearly differed.—
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The White House stridently disagreed with Conley.—
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And Bina remains as stridently anti-Joanne as ever, banning her from the Roklovs’ weekly Shabbat dinner and blaming her when Noah is passed over for the promotion.—
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Unused to the diet, heat and poor hygiene, Ramírez fell ill, though neither diarrhea nor stomach cramps prevented him from complaining vociferously about his accommodation, arguing with his instructors about tactics and questioning his hosts’ more grandiose claims of military prowess.—
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By coming so vociferously to the shooter’s defense, Vance full-throatedly committed himself to the MAGA mission of enforcing respect by any means necessary.—
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For families While certain areas of Zash feel distinctly grown-up, the citrus groves are hide-and-seek heaven, the pool is open enough to keep one eye on a brood with the other on a glass of Donna Fugata, and a sensible approach to timings makes the restaurant fair game too.—
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But families looking for affordable urban family vacation ideas brimming with culture, nature, and big city pro sports games right downtown should step out and stay a while in this diverse yet distinctly Southern town.—
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Witnesses told officers the couple had been loudly arguing near the east side of the walking bridge at the lake.—
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While the French film industry, like Hollywood, is overwhelmingly liberal (think of the walkouts at the César Awards when accused statutory rapist Roman Polanski won best director in 2020), some of the biggest Gallic stars of yesteryear have loudly bucked the trend.—
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Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.—
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Fireworks were bursting noisily in the sky of Inwood that night.—
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Proposition 82 was resoundingly defeated by California voters.—
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani just won a significant upset victory in the nation's largest city's election, resoundingly defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo first in the Democratic primary and then again in the general election last month.—
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Speak plainly and lead gently to strengthen trust and boost momentum.—
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That might even be true at Red Bull and his decision to step away from the game’s day-to-day, using that distance to speak plainly about fixture congestion, burnout and the many, many issues on the game’s horizon.—
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“Blatantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blatantly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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