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in plain sight

[in pleyn sahyt] / ɪn ˈpleɪn ˈsaɪt /
ADVERB
apparently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearly evidently officially plainly
STRONG
manifestly patently
WEAK
conspicuously expressly indubitably openly overtly palpably perceptibly transparently unmistakably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
vaguely
WEAK
dubiously equivocally improbably questionably uncertain unlikely

Example Sentences

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While the intent may have been to show that extremism can hide in plain sight, the effect, critics of the stories argued, was normalization.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

What he was soon to discover was that the clue to the 12-year-old's location was hidden in plain sight.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Some Pekingologists say clues pointing to the downfall of He Weidong, who was China’s No. 2 general, were hiding in plain sight even before the party announced his expulsion in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

If he is going to allow his parents and his salary to dictate whether or not you wed, that’s a choice, and it implies that the answer may be hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Things that we could neither throw away nor keep in plain sight.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat