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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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Further, Rouse received additional monetary support indirectly from Pace-O-Matic via the Our States Matter PAC, a federal PAC primarily funded by Pace-O-Matic and people associated with the company.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Just a month ago, investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to cut its fed-funds interest rate at least once, if not twice this year, a move that would influence interest rates overall and indirectly drive down the cost of buying a home.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Scotiabank plans to acquire additional voting shares of KeyCorp, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of the company’s bank unit, KeyBank National Association, according to a regulatory filing.
—Yizhu Wang, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
The final eight is a diverse collection of people who indirectly serve as ambassadors for Cincinnati, showing the world what the Queen City has to offer.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
Kent, in his letter to Trump, indirectly blamed his wife’s death on Israel too.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Notably, social media sites ranging from LinkedIn to TikTok benefit from the fake ads both directly and indirectly.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
There are almost 184,000 jobs that indirectly support the aerospace industry in Colorado.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Further, Rouse received additional monetary support indirectly from Pace-O-Matic via the Our States Matter PAC, a federal PAC primarily funded by Pace-O-Matic and people associated with the company.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Just a month ago, investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to cut its fed-funds interest rate at least once, if not twice this year, a move that would influence interest rates overall and indirectly drive down the cost of buying a home.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Scotiabank plans to acquire additional voting shares of KeyCorp, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of the company’s bank unit, KeyBank National Association, according to a regulatory filing.
—Yizhu Wang, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
The final eight is a diverse collection of people who indirectly serve as ambassadors for Cincinnati, showing the world what the Queen City has to offer.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
Kent, in his letter to Trump, indirectly blamed his wife’s death on Israel too.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Notably, social media sites ranging from LinkedIn to TikTok benefit from the fake ads both directly and indirectly.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
There are almost 184,000 jobs that indirectly support the aerospace industry in Colorado.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indirectly
obliquely
Adverb
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On publication of the manuscript, the ghostwriter is typically named, albeit obliquely – perhaps identified as a friend or consultant in the acknowledgments section.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The new president trod carefully, acknowledging only obliquely the legal end of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808.—
Regina E. Mason,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Indirectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectly. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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