: in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate
… at the edge of the vast desert aptly named the Empty Quarter …—
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksAll her albums have famously been autobiographical, and her latest, the aptly titled Speak Now, is filled with emotionally charged songs she wrote about the past two years of her life …—Joey Bartolomeo
Joey BartolomeoPaganism in Rome fell victim not to intolerance but to the "institutionalized egotism" (to use a phrase aptly applied to the absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV) that was a central feature of the late Roman imperial system.—Peter Brown
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Never committing to any one character’s point of view, Balagov and Stepnova’s script freewheels in meandering but mostly disarming fashion between these strands, with an errant storytelling rhythm aptly reflective of lives that are at once static and in perpetually unproductive motion.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
The aptly named Azure Blue is the biggest fancy blue diamond to come to auction, marking an incredible opportunity for collectors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The pair aptly presented the Best On-Screen Team award at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards that June.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
The aptly named Azure Blue is the biggest fancy blue diamond to come to auction, marking an incredible opportunity for collectors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The pair aptly presented the Best On-Screen Team award at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards that June.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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