: in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate
… at the edge of the vast desert aptly named the Empty Quarter …—
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksAll her albums have famously been autobiographical, and her latest, the aptly titled Speak Now, is filled with emotionally charged songs she wrote about the past two years of her life …—Joey Bartolomeo
Joey BartolomeoPaganism in Rome fell victim not to intolerance but to the "institutionalized egotism" (to use a phrase aptly applied to the absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV) that was a central feature of the late Roman imperial system.—Peter Brown
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Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
His darkly satiric new movie, aptly titled One Battle After Another, opened September 26 to rapturous, or merely stunned, reviews, only to confront a $34 million box office intrusion from Taylor Swift — one that may ironically enhance Anderson’s future Oscar forays.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
How much the reader should sympathize with Lisa—whether the character whom Harwicz has created is more aptly seen as a wronged person lashing out or as a more lucid villain—also feels unresolved.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The company created a moms only dance party — aptly titled The Mom Dance Party — that's about to hit the road and travel all over the country.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
His darkly satiric new movie, aptly titled One Battle After Another, opened September 26 to rapturous, or merely stunned, reviews, only to confront a $34 million box office intrusion from Taylor Swift — one that may ironically enhance Anderson’s future Oscar forays.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
How much the reader should sympathize with Lisa—whether the character whom Harwicz has created is more aptly seen as a wronged person lashing out or as a more lucid villain—also feels unresolved.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The company created a moms only dance party — aptly titled The Mom Dance Party — that's about to hit the road and travel all over the country.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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