aptly
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His book’s first chapter is aptly called “Advantages,” since coming from nothing gave him an outsider’s perspective—and fierce ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Weapons star Amy Madigan, meanwhile, is nominated for the second time, a whopping 40 years after her first nomination, for the aptly named Twice in a Lifetime.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
He aptly describes the projectors’ beams of luminosity as “light sculptures.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
One of Fern’s last columns, aptly titled “The End of the Summer Season,” was published on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The bridge is aptly named the Salmon Creek Gorge Bridge.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.