1
as in tendency
an established pattern of behavior
an unfortunate aptness to interrupt people in mid sentence
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2
as in appropriateness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
I'd question the aptness of that goofy sympathy card
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Recent Examples of aptness
These musical moments turn into flights of fancy where the director fully embraces the medium’s aptness for whimsy.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptness
Noun
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Kahn studies automation bias, the tendency of human operators to overdelegate to machines.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tactics are often cyclical and repeated over time, but the current tendency is very much towards the former.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Because the structure, built in 1890, is within the city’s historic district, a certificate of appropriateness is required for exterior work on the building, including relocation and demolition.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Parents deserve a voice in their child’s education, and educators bring training and experience in curriculum, age-appropriateness and instructional standards.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But there are ways to push that increase higher if needed.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Drone defense technology NUBURU views the early engagement as an important validation of the technology’s operational relevance and market interest.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, baseball in Cuba has steadily deteriorated, with crumbling facilities and a domestic league that has lost both its talent and its relevance as top players leave and younger ones look elsewhere.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The council in 2024 rejected a 498-unit apartment complex nearby in Deer Canyon over similar concerns related to evacuations and the area’s proneness to blazes.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Both Max’s debut LP, Heaven & Hell, and her sophomore album, Diamonds and Dancefloors, were pushed back for release because of leaks, and Max has addressed her music’s proneness to making its way online before release in the past.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In taking this event as his starting point, Alper has created a film that is both culturally specific, and has plenty of wider applicability as well.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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The validity of the process, and whether this law mimics the IEEPA tariffs just struck down, are issues that certainly will come up in federal courts.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Challenge the validity of the debt Debt collectors don't always have airtight documentation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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How to Successfully Store Leftover Paint To extend the usefulness of leftover house paint, our experts recommend abiding by the following rules for successful paint storage.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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Music fans who were 16 when the Pumpkins helped shape the sound of alternative rock in 1993 were 23 when the band put out Machina/The Machines of God in 2000, and rapidly aging out of usefulness to MTV’s bottom line.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Aptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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