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Recent Examples of indirectly
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Coyotes can clean up food waste, manage animal populations and even indirectly help influence native plant growth.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
The research, conducted at Emory University and published in PLOS Medicine, tracked health data over nearly two decades to explore whether air pollution harms the brain indirectly by causing high blood pressure or heart disease, which, in turn, leads to dementia.
—Dr. Ishani D. Premaratne, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Dieppa’s angst captures some of the complications surrounding a growing population of stray cats that is indirectly sanctioned by Miami-Dade’s county government.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Texans deserve absolute assurance that no taxpayer dollars are used—directly or indirectly—to support institutions tied to terrorist organizations, criminal networks, or foreign adversaries.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
To study vibrations indirectly, scientists use spectroscopic techniques like Raman scattering.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
However, creatine can help support muscle maintenance and growth, which indirectly supports fat loss.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Coyotes can clean up food waste, manage animal populations and even indirectly help influence native plant growth.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
The research, conducted at Emory University and published in PLOS Medicine, tracked health data over nearly two decades to explore whether air pollution harms the brain indirectly by causing high blood pressure or heart disease, which, in turn, leads to dementia.
—Dr. Ishani D. Premaratne, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Dieppa’s angst captures some of the complications surrounding a growing population of stray cats that is indirectly sanctioned by Miami-Dade’s county government.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Texans deserve absolute assurance that no taxpayer dollars are used—directly or indirectly—to support institutions tied to terrorist organizations, criminal networks, or foreign adversaries.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
To study vibrations indirectly, scientists use spectroscopic techniques like Raman scattering.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
However, creatine can help support muscle maintenance and growth, which indirectly supports fat loss.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indirectly
obliquely
Adverb
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Official Hollywood posters, especially in the Reagan years, were spurned in favor of surreal homegrown imagery, most of it only obliquely connected to the movies in question.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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In related news, drummer Josh Freese recently commented obliquely on his short stint as a Foo Fighter.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Indirectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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