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• a  obvious to the eye or mind
  a tower conspicuous at a great distance
  wore conspicuous neckties
  made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening
• s  without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

• The conspicuous precision of a BMW or a Lexus helps signal the intelligence of all the owners, but the BMWs conspicuous reputation also marks its owner as more .
• Economic Scene; It turns out Thorstein Veblen was right: a Princeton doctoral thesis says rich people spend more on conspicuous things.
• A doctoral student has found that conspicuous items make up a greater share of the consumption budget in wealthier families.

• blatant
• blazing

• inconspicuous

News & Articles

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• Father’s Day, and the voice
  A few weeks ago I was in the family room listening to music, when a friend turned to study a picture on the wall. It shows a smiling young man in his Navy uniform, white cap tilted back just so, the three stripes of a petty officer first class showing conspicuously, wire-rimmed glasses with brown eyes underneath. “Is that you?” he asked, sounding fairly certain he had got the identification right.
  June 14, 2013 - The Wenatchee World
• No changes at Blackhawks' morning skate
  Gone were any conspicuous white jerseys, but nothing changed about how the Chicago Blackhawks will approach Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.        
  June 12, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
• Billionaire Saudi Prince Sues 'Forbes'
  Saudi prince and conspicuous billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal is suing the magazine in a London court. In its annual list of the world's wealthiest people, Forbes estimates bin Talal's fortune at $20 billion. But the prince says the magazine publicly short changed him by nearly $10 billion.
  June 10, 2013 - NPR

Quotes

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• Igor Judge in BBC News
  However, Sir Igor said the trial had been marked with "conspicuous fairness and commanding judicial control".
• Ben Bernanke in Forbes
  The goal of the proposed revisions is to make sure that consumers get key information about credit card terms in a clear and conspicuous format and at a time when it would be most useful to them,Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke explained Tuesday....
• Adriano Galliani in SkySports
  It's true that Chelsea made a conspicuous offer, but I will not say how much it was,Galliani told the Italian press. "It is equally true that we said no. President Silvio Berlusconi rejected the chance to sell Kaka, just as he told Real...