as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
that was a flagrant violation of the rules
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Recent Examples of flagrant
Three minutes later, Brown was assessed a flagrant offensive foul on a hard drive to the basket, but Advija missed both free throws, and Portland came up empty on the ensuing bonus possession.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
But the Knicks answered with an 8-0 run, keyed by Bridges' 3-pointer and three free throws from Brunson after a flagrant foul.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The officials in Thursday’s game reviewed the play and upgraded the sequence to a flagrant 1 foul, but did not eject Brooks from the game.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Our heroes’ overwhelming repentance and bloodguilt make a fine, sharp contrast with Quaritch, Varang, and the humans’ flagrant brazenness, their constant refusal to admit defeat or express doubt or show mercy or even, frankly, die.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagrant
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Some of these skew toward the quirkier side, and a couple are blatant reaches (January wish lists are where our most delirious aspirations belong, after all).—
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These bans are blatant discrimination, and the Court should say so.—
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The Horned Frogs also needed to strengthen the cornerback room, which was the glaring weakness of the team.—
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Some scouts will call it an outlier, while others will see the recurring struggles Morton faces in big games as a glaring red flag.—
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The proximity to Lincoln Center was an obvious draw for musicians, and renters included an avant-garde composer on the sixth floor, a bassist on the fourth, and an opera teacher on the ground level.—
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After successfully training rookie Jackson West, Angela sets her sights on becoming a detective while trying to ignore her obvious chemistry with defense attorney Wesley Evers (Shawn Ashmore).—
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“Flagrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagrant. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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