blatantly
Americanadverb
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in a shameless or conspicuous way; flagrantly.
While many of those workers are joining unions, many others are being blatantly ripped off.
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in a way that is tastelessly loud, garish, or obvious.
She dyes her hair blond, but leaves her dark brown roots blatantly visible.
Etymology
Origin of blatantly
Example Sentences
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Jon Klein, a digital entrepreneur and former CNN president, said it would be folly for his former network to blatantly court conservatives again.
From Los Angeles Times
Alison - not her real name - runs the Midlands transport firm that was tricked by the fake subcontractors, and says it is "incredible" that "a gang can go in and target a company so blatantly".
From BBC
Chinese officials variously described Takaichi’s remarks as “extremely egregious” and “blatantly provocative.”
Numerous rights groups urged MPs to reject the law, saying adopting it "would blatantly violate Kazakhstan's international human rights commitments," the International Partnership for Human Rights said in a statement.
From Barron's
All of this is blatantly illegal in the eyes of many experts, with the U.N.’s human rights chief Volker Türk saying, “These attacks – and their mounting human cost – are unacceptable.”
From Salon
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