apropos of
preposition
: with regard to (something) : concerning
"I was always a fantasist," Nicholson says later, apropos of his childhood …—
Ron Rosenbaum
Ron RosenbaumHer comments about the weather were apropos of nothing. [=did not relate to any previous topic]
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apropos of our earlier conversation, here's that file I mentioned
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Country singers Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood also show up apropos of nada, perhaps just to show the band’s proximity to other music legends and where they’re slotted in a fictional music universe.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
A couple of weeks back, apropos of nothing, a small cadre in the cesspool formerly known as Twitter decided that the most important cultural irritant of the moment was the rise of visible ASL interpreters at press conferences and public events.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Or, if lucky and less stressed, then—apropos of the season—are reveling in the falling snow outside amidst fuzzy socks and a roaring fire.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
For the guys below the line — not least poor Daniel, who spends his drive to work mainlining his vape while listening to a woefully inadequate meditation tape — there’s existential terror in the air apropos of the arrival of new producer Anita at the end of episode one.
—Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
A couple of weeks back, apropos of nothing, a small cadre in the cesspool formerly known as Twitter decided that the most important cultural irritant of the moment was the rise of visible ASL interpreters at press conferences and public events.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Or, if lucky and less stressed, then—apropos of the season—are reveling in the falling snow outside amidst fuzzy socks and a roaring fire.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
For the guys below the line — not least poor Daniel, who spends his drive to work mainlining his vape while listening to a woefully inadequate meditation tape — there’s existential terror in the air apropos of the arrival of new producer Anita at the end of episode one.
—Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Apropos of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apropos%20of. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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