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apropos

[ap-ruh-poh] / ˌæp rəˈpoʊ /


ADVERB
relevantly, suitably
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Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

There was also a successful sell signal last summer, although that it is not apropos to the current analysis.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

She incorporates films as seemingly irrelevant but surprisingly apropos as the Bela Lugosi horror movie “The Black Cat” and an Astaire-Rogers musical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

He also told me, apropos of conjectures about White House insider trading: “This particular kind of trading — hour by hour on tariff changes — doesn’t strike me as likely, but who knows?!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

“I should have let you drive yourself today,” he announced, apropos of nothing, while I chewed.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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