apt

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“The paintings are about the smoldering tensions that underlie the American dream, so I think it’s a particularly apt moment to bring them back into the public eye.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

My eyes watered at the apt metaphor for life and making the most of what you’re given; Jack said something admittedly funny about six minutes he’d never get back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A broken link is also symbolically apt for what Baker has learned in a short England career to date.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But when the pronoun is buried inside a coordination phrase, writers are apt to lose sight of the governor and give the pronoun a different case.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker