How to pronounce conspicuous
Listen to conspicuous in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“conspicuous” in real sentences
243 clips in the index · 81 American · 33 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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utterly conspicuous by her absence.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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very conspicuous by their absence.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Conspicuous by its absence are survey measures.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
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conspicuous by their absence from her autobiography.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of conspicuous. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.