adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a conspicuous exception (= one that is very easy to notice )
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With one conspicuous exception, Ayers Rock, the desert landscape is completely flat.
a distinct/marked/conspicuous lack of sth (= very noticeable )
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She looked at him with a marked lack of enthusiasm.
conspicuous consumption
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
less
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They would be less conspicuous if they walked.
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I always felt that 4 men going out no more than 400 meters would be quieter and less conspicuous .
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But there are other offences, less conspicuous .
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To make the spur less conspicuous , it can be stained brown with a special concrete stain.
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Under these conditions the slight convexity caused by rejuvenation will be quickly rendered even less conspicuous by subsequent river erosion.
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This compensates for the top-lighting. making the animals look flatter and less conspicuous .
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Granulomata themselves were comparatively infrequent, and other histological features characteristic of Crohn's disease were less conspicuous than usual.
more
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This feature becomes more conspicuous on distal arm segments.
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The small-business component of the local chambers of commerce affiliated with us is even more conspicuous .
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The ventral interradial areas are similar to those of the dorsal side but the scales are usually more conspicuous .
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They flower as a rule above the water surface and, unlike the preceding group, they develop more conspicuous flowers.
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But they are much more conspicuous .
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In fact, it would seem to be quite the reverse: Gaudy males should be more conspicuous to their enemies.
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King's Cross is just one of London's more conspicuous examples of planning and democracy in action.
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We are only at the beginning of a change which became more conspicuous later.
most
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The most conspicuous battleground in this prolonged conflict over the locus of control was the procedure for placing contracts.
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The most conspicuous feature of the area is the absence of large rivers.
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Among the most conspicuous absentees from the lists of nominees were Ligachev, Medvedev and Yakovlev.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous flaw in reports of ecological apocalypse is lack of information.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous feature of the early 790s, however, was the often uneasy relations between the two rulers.
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What was most conspicuous here was the absence of war, even any hint of war.
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The office has no plans to tackle some of the most conspicuous discriminatory practices against women.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous is the large waggon door.
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The creamy-white leaves are so conspicuous that the flowers hardly show up at all but the fragrance is breath-taking.
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In no direction was the ability of McClellan so conspicuous as in organizing.
very
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White on tail very conspicuous in flight.
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They seemed very conspicuous , and very beautiful.
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Such fruits have high levels of protein and fat and are not very conspicuous .
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It pays these creatures to be very conspicuous indeed.
■ NOUN
absence
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And finally, these statements are characterised by a conspicuous absence of facts to bolster such assertions.
consumption
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The emergence of stratified societies culminating in states increased conspicuous consumption of precious substances.
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But one can only take just so much wretched excess and conspicuous consumption .
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What better forum for conspicuous consumption than the locker-room or the golf club car-park?
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The creative ones turned their backs on conspicuous consumption and decided in favor of a simpler, personalized lifestyle.
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They're young and poor and the patriarchal culture they inherit and the conspicuous consumption of their contemporaries sanctions their irresponsibility.
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Even so, a significant number of takeover bids were probably no more than a form of corporate conspicuous consumption .
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Similarly, conspicuous consumption or display is now regarded as an acceptable form of behaviour.
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Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cuzco's few tourists are conspicuous as they explore the old cobbled streets.
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Downtown business owners say they want the city's homeless shelter moved to a less conspicuous location.
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It was a small country town, and Lauren looked very conspicuous in her fashionable New York clothes.
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Johnson received a medal for conspicuous gallantry.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A conspicuous , stationary owl is a major target for mobbing.
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I don't want them stabling their mounts here, it'd be too conspicuous .
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If so, this series is unlikely to have been conspicuous after the third quarter of the second century.
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In fact, it would seem to be quite the reverse: Gaudy males should be more conspicuous to their enemies.
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In fact, they are conspicuous by their absence.
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In no direction was the ability of McClellan so conspicuous as in organizing.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous example of this well-intentioned foolishness is the minimum wage.
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They flower as a rule above the water surface and, unlike the preceding group, they develop more conspicuous flowers.