out-of-sight 1 of 2

slang

out of sight

2 of 2

phrase

as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability The drummer for that band is out of sight.

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of out-of-sight
Adjective
Start by buffing a small, out-of-sight area with any cleaning solutions listed to make sure there are no reactions or damage. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024 For many of us, pasteurization is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind process that’s easy to take for granted or even forget about. Sarah Garone, Health, 6 Dec. 2024 The idea has been condemned by advocates as an out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach that will lead to further criminalization of homeless people. Douglas R. Clifford, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024 But the storage facility is in downtown Austin, while the laws banning encampments have pushed many people to out-of-sight camps around the city. Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Jan. 2024 All items should be returned to their spots—not just dumped in an out-of-sight area. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024 There had been reports of other fish species following sea robins around, perhaps deputizing the legged fish as scouts to track down out-of-sight prey. Gary Stix, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024 The Apple Desktop Storage Container from MoMA Design Store offers artful out-of-sight storage for pens, cables, sticky notes, flash drives, or candy. Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024 But one street over and out-of-sight, excavating equipment began picking up the damage. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-sight
Adjective
  • Both teams are excellent at converting third downs.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Kansas City’s secondary is also excellent at tackling and does a good job of limiting explosive runs.
    Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The album is often gorgeous and expansive, with several songs running over 8 minutes long that return to Homogenic’s palette of grand string arrangements and booming drums, as if Björk is soothing herself with beautiful melodies.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This is a kind of hybrid memoir, featuring beautiful images.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This model has been a terrific success for decades and should be used with UAPs.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Both specific in its intent and mischievously opaque in its execution, this wilfully strange art project can switch from flip to serious in the blink of an eye, using a terrific cast to weave a trance-like state of oddness that somehow sustains to the finishing line.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The melty cheese and crispy bread are a wonderful combination.
    Nick Siano, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Here, instead of the mustard that’s included in many classic potato salad recipes, sour cream, vinegar, and briny pickles team up to lend a lovely amount of tartness to cut through the richness of the potatoes, eggs, and mayo.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Declan Rice’s lovely half-volley had set Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb, almost guaranteeing a top-eight finish in the Champions League’s league phase and a bye straight to the round of 16.
    Art de Roché, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Going from 5-12 to 11-6 and a playoff berth in less than one year is a superb foundation to build on.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • These superb lead performances by all-time-great cast members work perfectly in concert, capturing and skewering a specific self-serious art-house style.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Every great city prides its ability to rebound after ruin.
    Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But what makes the coffee shop experience important to us as individuals and a society is something greater than the sum of its parts.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Howard found fabulous freshman Jeremiah Smith streaking down the right sideline and hit him perfectly in stride for a 57-yard gain to put the Buckeyes at the Notre Dame 10 with two minutes left.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In a recent episode, a viewer sent Zarco her Mimi’s lemon squares recipe from 1992, along with a note and some fabulous photos of her relative.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025

Thesaurus Entries Near out-of-sight

out of pocket

out-of-sight

out of sight

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“Out-of-sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-sight. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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