aptly
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Mr. Pratt has aptly attacked Ms. Bass for mismanagement, especially on the wildfires, which burned down his home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
That short phrase aptly describes how one U.S. state overtook hundreds of years of Iranian market power in a matter of decades.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
And you have to forge a strong bond with the fans - from Tony Hibbert to Ledley King, and even aptly named Celtic stalwart Paul McStay, many become cult heroes or club legends.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The nature of the threat posed by sand pits was put aptly by golf writer Aleck Bauer in 1913: “Bunkers are not intended to be pleasure grounds but places of repentance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The aptly named Savage proceeded single-handedly to upset Fiji’s balance of power.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing aptly
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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