flagrantly

Definition of flagrantlynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flagrantly Time, not thriftily spent but flagrantly wasted at cards or the wheel, is brought to a standstill right at the moment of its greatest potentiality—this would have to be the ultimate payoff. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 The figure’s legs in Moving My Chair (2019) are nearly twice the length of her torso, and here as in nearly every foot McNeely painted, toes are flagrantly flexed. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 White and Engelbert quickly acted to condemn online trolling, but stayed mostly quiet about the actual incident on the court where Thomas flagrantly fouled Clark. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Now, there are good reasons for this inevitability to get kicked down the road, specifically for JoAnne, who doesn’t trust Duncan and doesn’t want to break the law, at least not so flagrantly. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 At least four federal judges blocked some of those subpoenas as flagrantly illicit overreach. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Jonathan Haidt, in his career as a wide-ranging social psychologist, has been flagrantly right about at least one big thing. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 This has become a flagrantly abusive practice. — Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagrantly
Adverb
  • Within this literature, no decade is more doom-laden than the nineteen-thirties, when misguided hope and willful blindness led the world’s democracies to grossly underestimate the threat of Fascism.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Oates, 75, was responsible for the 2024 incident in Granite Bay, but not cited or found to be grossly negligent, records show.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The court ruled that assigning an egregiously high bail, despite a defendant’s income declaration, was just a way of detaining them.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Some members of the conservative majority have, on occasion, exhibited a willingness to stand up to Trump’s most egregiously unlawful actions.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

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“Flagrantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagrantly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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