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Recent Examples of pertinently
Or, more pertinently, the huge pile of cash needed to build that name recognition and get elected to statewide office in California.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, Brighton have won at Old Trafford on each of their last three visits.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, most trick-or-treaters (and, in some cases, their parents) expect not chocolate specifically, but candy—lots of it, and the more variety, the better.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, Brighton have won at Old Trafford on each of their last three visits.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, most trick-or-treaters (and, in some cases, their parents) expect not chocolate specifically, but candy—lots of it, and the more variety, the better.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinently
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Even so, more than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a recent study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for using screens and digital media sensibly.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The inexperienced head coach has sensibly made only minor tweaks since taking over, sticking with the compact, direct football that has served Brentford so well.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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If Beijing and Washington reach an agreement to meaningfully lower tariffs, for example, Americans will experience less economic pain.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sportsbooks won’t meaningfully curtail prop offerings without a fight.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 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
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The Epstein story is all about people who are sufficiently rich or entitled escaping the full consequences of their actions, something that is still happening here.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Overwatering Watering peace lilies sufficiently can be tricky because their needs change based on environment and time of year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Pertinently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinently. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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