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Recent Examples of aptly
And as Kraft aptly put it, the domestic landscape isn’t enough.
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Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Lee Legendary High-Rise Trouser Jeans For a looser yet totally polished look, try these popular Lee jeans that are aptly named for their trouser-like silhouette.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
In just under a mile, the canyon cracks open wide at aptly named Ooh Aah Point.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
February's full moon, aptly named the Snow Moon, is set to rise over the weekend.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Lee Legendary High-Rise Trouser Jeans For a looser yet totally polished look, try these popular Lee jeans that are aptly named for their trouser-like silhouette.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
In just under a mile, the canyon cracks open wide at aptly named Ooh Aah Point.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
February's full moon, aptly named the Snow Moon, is set to rise over the weekend.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptly
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The casting does fantastic worldbuilding, ably finds an actor who can take on a very tricky role, and reminds us all of how good Ralph Fiennes looks in a red hat.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
2 Feb. 2026
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Toni Preckwinkle has served the city of Chicago and Cook County ably throughout her long political career and done much to make life better for the unfortunate among us.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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His new persona as a fighting moderate, a Democrat in tune with the country’s shifting desires and ruthless toward the man at the top, deftly speaks to the needs of a party desperate to regain the White House.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the Dolphins need a new public face such as Sillman or Garfinkel, who deftly handles media sessions for F1 racing.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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When medicine can't treat her cancer, a dying youngster (Zelda Adams) reaches out to a forest witch (Toby Poser) who uses dark magic to cheat death, but there's a serious cost involved in this rich and artfully crafted scary movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The scenes at the reunion are simply but artfully shot in black and white, including a revealing conversation the men’s wives and partners have about living with them that gently expands the perspectives brought into the film’s portrait.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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This stylistic approach allows Herbert to expertly avoid inadvertently selling Natchez itself, instead focusing on how this town’s peculiar relationship to an overwhelming past still lives inside those doing the selling.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Steering feels expertly calibrated for comfortable precision, the ride is appropriately smooth in a way that always feels in control and composed, and the whole thing never feels unhappy being thrown around a back road.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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The therapist should adroitly excavate what the AI has told the client.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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But VanDerveer adroitly uses timeouts for rest breaks.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This 2026 reissue of the sneaker features a slim shape and a low profile—skillfully tapping into the current hype surrounding nostalgic slim sneakers.—
Katharina Fuchs,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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De Araújo lived through a similar trauma and skillfully maps the chasm between parents who want to protect their kid’s innocence and a girl who needs answers.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Morales Reyes does not fluently speak or write in English, and a sample of his handwriting did not match, Milwaukee Police Detective Timothy Keller testified.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s what Bobby built — a musical language so deeply ingrained that strangers can speak it fluently together.—
Alex Bailey,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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Director Tony Williams masterfully curates a mood of oppressive dread from the opening minutes through the bloody climax and explosive final frames, making this one of the very best Australian horror films of all time.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fuerza Regida masterfully blends heartbreak and dangerous rumors into one gripping track.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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