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Recent Examples of aright
The survey of over 100 investors -- more than half of whom specialize in health care -- found there’s a 43% probability that Moderna’s vaccine would be sufficient to set the U.S. economy aright, analyst Joshua Schimmer wrote in a note.
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Cristin Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2020
Only a fundamental transformation of our nation would set things aright.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 10 Aug. 2019
Stafford took manual control and set things aright.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2019
Cristin Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2020
Only a fundamental transformation of our nation would set things aright.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 10 Aug. 2019
Stafford took manual control and set things aright.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aright
Adverb
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But Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor answered right back with a beauty of his own, roofing a backhander past Knight to seal the win.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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This version falls right at the hips and has a relaxed yet feminine silhouette, thanks to its cap-like sleeves.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After retelling the life of Odysseus’ wife in the Songs of Penelope books, Claire North adopts a new perspective with a standalone space opera about a man reborn so many times over as to better resemble a monster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Wisner also caught the ball well in the screen game and made several plays in pass protection.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Interestingly, Matthews discovered that these women were perfectly politically split.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Le Bon Marché, Neiman Marcus, and Rosewood Hotels have all come calling—and seem perfectly happy to pay the premium that translates into the higher wages Guo offers employees.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Contestants stood to win the fabled Rs 1 crore by correctly answering 15 questions within 60 minutes.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Paulsen answered every one of Shanahan’s questions correctly, then rattled off the assignments for the guards and center, too.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Standard waste practices such as landfilling, mechanical recycling, and incineration fail to manage plastic properly and often generate secondary pollution.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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In order to properly tell its decades-spanning mystery, Origins and NCIS will be switching their respective time slots for the evening.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Clara adores them, and rightly so.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Rutgers-Eagleton’s mid-October survey mirrored that trend, finding 42 percent of voters viewed Sherrill favorably and 45 percent unfavorably, while Ciattarelli’s numbers were 41 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs’ collection of historical stuff must compare favorably to that of any NFL team, simply because such items were important to Lamar Hunt.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Aright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aright. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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