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Recent Examples of blatantly
Retroactively targeting the results of past production and investment makes the BWT blatantly un-American.
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Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Vientos had blatantly ran through a stop sign rounding third and was easily thrown out at home plate for the final out of the sixth.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Trump supporters seemed to be blatantly refusing to live in the same reality as everyone else.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Kent also sought refuge with Candace Owens, a blatantly antisemitic influencer on the far right, and her podcast audience.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
This is a blatantly commercial song.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That act was so blatantly partisan, IOC president Kirsty Coventry said her organization would investigate whether Infantino, an IOC member, breached the terms of the group’s charter, which requires members to act independent of political interests.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
For Madison, such persecution was blatantly unjust.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Vientos had blatantly ran through a stop sign rounding third and was easily thrown out at home plate for the final out of the sixth.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Trump supporters seemed to be blatantly refusing to live in the same reality as everyone else.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Kent also sought refuge with Candace Owens, a blatantly antisemitic influencer on the far right, and her podcast audience.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
This is a blatantly commercial song.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That act was so blatantly partisan, IOC president Kirsty Coventry said her organization would investigate whether Infantino, an IOC member, breached the terms of the group’s charter, which requires members to act independent of political interests.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
For Madison, such persecution was blatantly unjust.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blatantly
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The congresswoman, who is running for a fourth term representing a southeastern Florida district, has denied wrongdoing, and her attorney stridently criticized Thursday's public hearing -- the first open proceeding in nearly 15 years.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2026
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The congresswoman, who is running for a fourth term representing a southeastern Florida district, has denied wrongdoing, and her attorney stridently criticized Thursday’s public hearing — the first open proceeding in nearly 15 years.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Male warblers, like other songbirds, sing vociferously in spring.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Performance meets precision Inside, the cabin is distinctly Audi.—
Chris Jackson,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Eventually, others could be heard speaking loudly and dishes clanking.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some audience members shout callouts, but not loudly or consistently enough to register, leaving the cast awkwardly straining to acknowledge jokes that barely land.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.—
J.D. Morris,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The neighbors say that motorcycle enthusiasts regularly drive recklessly and noisily along RM 2222 west of Loop 360 and that officers have not been able to reign in the behavior under existing city rules.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hunting and fishing groups resoundingly opposed the legislative maneuver used to overturn the leasing withdrawal.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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Swalwell has resoundingly denied the allegations but faced growing calls from his allies and other prominent Democrats to drop out of the race and resign from Congress.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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But, given that the NCAA has a pretty strong stance on gambling, and rules are plainly stated, getting an injunction seems like a tough path.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the 1952 conference of the National Association of Amusement Parks, Pools, and Beaches, Ed Schott of Cincinnati’s Coney Island put it plainly.—
Roland Betancourt,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blatantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blatantly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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