blatant

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In her piece today titled "Islam in America, Part Five: Education," Kathy Shaidle addresses this touting of what she refers to as a blatant agenda of Islamic superiority that effectw millions of American public school students in all 50 states.

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  1. adjective Unpleasantly loud and noisy: "There are those who find the trombones blatant and the triangle silly, but both add effective color” (Musical Heritage Review). See Synonyms at vociferous.
  2. adjective Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.
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    It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. · Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious,” as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.

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  • It's pretty blatant, and for a movie where the aliens are strikingly beautiful, sad and scary all rolled into one, this seems rather obvious, especially with the spaceship in the back.
  • The grave, quiet, stern, strong face, the massive head, the keen eyes, the magnificent breadth and height of forehead—was this the man I had heard described as a blatant agitator, an ignorant demagogue? —  Annie Besant
  • How could one take such blatant, theatrical flirtation seriously? —  SLIGHTLY TEMPTED
  • Consequently, if a logical error in a thriller seems blatant, the entire narrative construction may appear to fall down like a house of cards. —  The House Next Door
  • If Daniel Levy was feeling particularly nasty he could of course decide to take a smaller offer from City in order to prove a point and punish Sir Alex for his blatant tapping up! —  CaughtOffside.com
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flagrant ·  overt ·  outright ·  deliberate ·  outrageous ·  downright ·  rampant ·  egregious ·  shameless ·  intentional ·  gross ·  vulgar
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  1. From Latin blatīre, to blab (on the model of words such as rampant).

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  1. Also written blattant; one of Spenser's words, in blatant beast, perhaps a mere alliterative invention; otherwise intended for *blatand, Scots blaitand, archaic present participle of blate, variant of bleat.
 

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