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Recent Examples of pertinently
Pittman is 32-34 overall, but, more pertinently, 29-27 since 2021.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinently
Adverb
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Planning for stability is critical, yet often underrated by early-stage founders who may not know how to forecast costs, time cash flows or structure compensation sensibly.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Farrow collaborated with the likes of Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses, when the category was still relevantly small and brands didn’t have licensing partnerships.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Experts caution that without careful implementation, the plan could disrupt innovation while failing to meaningfully change what most Americans pay.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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To meaningfully change that calculus, the price of coal would need to fall by at least half, said Ben King, director for energy at the nonpartisan Rhodium Group.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Boise State sacked Swann five times, and cornerback A’Marion McCoy victimized him with the first pick-six, reading a pass to the right flat perfectly to intercept it and returning it 26 yards untouched for a touchdown in the first half.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Andrew originally had to step down as a senior working royal over his ties to Epstein and his failure to sufficiently distance himself from him.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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An overstuffed tracklist and slightly sloppy sequencing prevent the record from fully realizing its potential, but over the course of an hour-plus, Cardi sufficiently reminds us why the crown was hers to return for in the first place.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pertinently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinently. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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