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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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Parker describes West Hollywood as a place where history is hidden in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Scientists are using AI to accelerate the search for treatments for neurological conditions that may be hiding in plain sight.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Most famously, the boring charge was levied on Tim Duncan, the low-key big man who hid in plain sight as he assembled a Hall of Fame career and his San Antonio Spurs won five rings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The gap between Brent and dated Brent is an information advantage hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

They are in plain sight around us, right there in the sand.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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