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apropos

[ap-ruh-poh] / ˌæp rəˈpoʊ /


ADVERB
relevantly, suitably
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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

But her guests were apropos — it fits her music to have something soft yet vicious arriving out of nowhere to claim a lot of attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

During an appearance on The Late Show, when Stephen Colbert asked, apropos of nothing, if she has a favorite novelty flag to display at her home, Jackson laughed and offered a polite “no comment.”

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

But mostly Joe had quit fishing: there were too many other more important things to tend to, apropos earning a living.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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