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In addition to the live music space, The Truth will also have features like a whiskey bar (aptly named Harlan's after Harlan Howard) and a two-story club dubbed the Vinyl Room which will have a DJ, food and drinks.
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Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
The appearance of the spite triangle made headlines in July 1922, with the New York Times giving it an aptly small amount of newspaper real estate .
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Major's House of GG, also known as the Griffin-Gracy Educational and Historical Center, bought a house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to be the site of The Oasis, an aptly named sanctuary for trans folks of color.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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
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Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
The appearance of the spite triangle made headlines in July 1922, with the New York Times giving it an aptly small amount of newspaper real estate .
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Major's House of GG, also known as the Griffin-Gracy Educational and Historical Center, bought a house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to be the site of The Oasis, an aptly named sanctuary for trans folks of color.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptly
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Barnes ably defended Atlanta big man Kristaps Porziņģis for a good chunk of the first half on Monday, despite playing with two fouls.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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While leaning on Robbins’ style for its dance interludes — kudos to choreographer Maija Garcia for deftly capturing his movement vocabulary and the performers for so ably executing it — the script’s structure seems more an homage to Tennessee Williams.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
20 Dec. 2025
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The ensemble comedy garnered critical praise for its steady stream of zaniness and quickly gained a reputation for deftly skewering suburban life while still maintaining a general sweetness of tone.—
Will Harris,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Stafford has deftly utilized tight ends Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen and Terrance Ferguson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Green expertly applies fake eyelashes, thick foundation and a dessert brown eye look, while Messina goes to work piling tight curls atop my head.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its gentle formula expertly breaks down makeup without leaving my skin feeling dry and tight.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The late mother of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who spent her formative years in Thailand, London and Paris, was lauded for adroitly blending Western style, Eastern traditions and her homeland’s rich textile heritage.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 Dec. 2025
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In this case, the characters’ back stories are knitted together with an impactful range of lyrics that Swindley has mined from the country music canon, repeatedly adroitly interweaving song lyrics and dialogue.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The hotel, which cinched a Michelin Key this year, has 65 rooms and suites that skillfully combine historic Victorian style with modern touches.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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And when wielded skillfully, the very tools that mislead us can help us out of this conundrum.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The press release included a photograph of Morales Reyes and a segment of one of the letters, days after investigators concluded Morales Reyes almost certainly did not write it, since Morales Reyes does not fluently speak or write in English.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Highly creative thinkers seem to modulate these transitions more flexibly and fluently.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead, my research documented how LBJ masterfully used the questionable attacks as a persuasively powerful pretext to convince Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by a near unanimous vote; only one senator voted against it.—
Richard Cherwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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An early architect of the cult of celebrity, Bardot masterfully harnessed the energy of the Swinging Sixties, framing herself as a free-spirited embodiment of a changing world.—
Isobel Thompson,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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