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Recent Examples of inapposite That principle is inapposite when a limited liability company has only one member. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 The Supreme Court indeed raised Flood and explained the cases were, at best, inapposite. Marc Edelman, Forbes, 21 June 2021 Then there is Beinart’s inapposite comparison between this president’s rhetoric on these themes and the rhetoric of President George W. Bush. Daniel Foster, The Atlantic, 10 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inapposite
Adjective
  • The campaign slammed her words and accusations as inappropriate and untrue.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There were a small number of other inappropriate language complaints and of him being in a state of undress.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But that’s irrelevant now — because these Phillies drew the defending champs.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Factionalism, doctrine, ground rules, justifications are, in Anderson’s film, irrelevant, meaning that French 75’s actions take place in an intellectual void.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Financial promotion rules prevent inappropriate marketing to unsuitable investors.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment in 2024, up to 70% of current wine-producing regions could become unsuitable for growing grapes if global temperatures rise by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • This violation falls under a broader category of improper passing rules, as a driver may not use the shoulder for passing.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Here are some signs to look for and how to fix improper watering to get your plant's health back on the right track.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Surely, that will rub some the wrong way, but the Tide have now beaten three teams that haven’t lost to anyone else in Georgia, Vanderbilt and Missouri.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The desire behind the making of the series was to right that wrong.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Boxer, a co-editor of the new book The Future of Youth Violence Prevention, insists that the larger premise of youth violence increasing is incorrect, as a variety of indicators indicate the overall problem in aggregate is on a steady decline over the last several years.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The letter said the school district restructured its bonds, similar to refinancing a mortgage, and stated the city’s figure of $14 million in state funds was incorrect.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Arrived unfit and has recently been injured.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As such, he was declared unfit for trial.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Inapposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapposite. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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