apropos of

Definition of apropos ofnext

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Recent Examples of apropos of 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 It's operated by the Bartolotta group, and, apropos of its location, is known for its quality seafood. Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024 Kensington, annexed starting in 1936, features many Tudor-style homes apropos of its British name. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023 By the way, apropos of basically nothing, Tesla CEO Elon Musk got into a fender bender outside Snookers during a visit to Providence during his college years at Penn. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for apropos of
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Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Speraw believes those programs are positioned well heading toward Los Angeles.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Preposition
  • Every thing about Mysaria has also been insufferable this season.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Learn about beading, applique, bagmaking, motion quilting, silk painting and more.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Preposition
  • McCaleb and co-editors Skip Macdonald and Joey Liew, along with Golubić, continued to build sequences from scratch, allowing silence, dialogue, sound design or music to occur naturally depending on the needs of each scene.
    Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has fired the Oreshnik missile, an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon, on a handful of occasions against Ukraine in strikes viewed as signalling Moscow’s willingness to escalate.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Preposition
  • The oldest of three children, Neil was born in a farmhouse just outside Wapakoneta, today a city of just under 10,000 people.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • As the mastermind behind the Hollywood hair of stars like Stone, Lily Collins, and Zoe Saldaña — and the founder of Rōz Hair — her styling fingerprints decorate awards show red carpets and Instagram feeds alike.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Apropos of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apropos%20of. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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