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Recent Examples of aptly
Coming Into Focus Looking more closely at Atlassian Focus, the product is aptly named.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As Kunz aptly put it, these initiatives pave the way toward cleaner transportation solutions that benefit both the planet and future generations.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Over 30 years later, the ranch was acquired by glass tycoon William S. Ford and federal judge Howard Clark Hollister who aptly renamed it the Ford-Hollister Ranch in 1914.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Josie is a 5-month-old golden retriever puppy who lives in Texas with her owner Lauren Goodman, 24, and has a whole TikTok account dedicated to her, aptly named @josiethegoodgirl.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As Kunz aptly put it, these initiatives pave the way toward cleaner transportation solutions that benefit both the planet and future generations.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Over 30 years later, the ranch was acquired by glass tycoon William S. Ford and federal judge Howard Clark Hollister who aptly renamed it the Ford-Hollister Ranch in 1914.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Josie is a 5-month-old golden retriever puppy who lives in Texas with her owner Lauren Goodman, 24, and has a whole TikTok account dedicated to her, aptly named @josiethegoodgirl.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptly
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The show was ably organized by Evans, who whittled the initial selection from Bachardy’s prodigious archive, with Dennis Carr, Huntington chief curator of American art, and Karla Nielsen, the library’s senior curator of literary collections.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Doctor Who historians know Marsh for her portrayal of Sara Kingdom, who ably assists William Hartnell’s Doctor in his fight against the mutant Daleks, on the third season of the BBC sci-fi series in 1965-66.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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