Conspicuous
Ordinary
Ordinary adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: it was a perfectly ordinary and undistinguished shirt
Conspicuous is an antonym for ordinary.
Both words in one sentence
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Conspicuous Gloves: Dexter sometimes uses rubber gloves when he searches for evidence in his future victims' places, but at times he uses ordinary gloves.
Source: Series / Dexter - Conspicuous Trenchcoat An "evil" or out-of-the-ordinary character can always be identified by his concealing trenchcoat, fedora and occasionally dark glasses.
Source: Action/Adventure Tropes -
Something ordinary came up and upon making contact with the letters transformed into something amazing via Conspicuous CG, and the iF would expand to the name 'Sci Fi.' Many different firms were responsible for these IDs.
Source: Station Ident
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