as in correctly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the scouts were properly dressed for a week of camping
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Recent Examples of properly
Conditions are improving as international partners surge resources to the area, but for weeks, hospitals wards have been overwhelmed with patients and far from enough equipment to care for them – or healthcare workers – properly.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Around this time of year, the last properly dark nights are still hanging on before summer twilight starts to interfere.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 June 2026
There is, however, an art to freezing them properly.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Around this time of year, the last properly dark nights are still hanging on before summer twilight starts to interfere.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 June 2026
There is, however, an art to freezing them properly.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for properly
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The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The results were again mixed, with six to seven of the 10 problems answered essentially correctly by at least one AI.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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There are limitations to the findings, but Theocheung believes they can be addressed when the current technology is leveraged appropriately.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Properly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/properly. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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