as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
marveling at the awesome sight, we had to agree that the Grand Canyon was rightly named
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Recent Examples of rightly
Hollywood has arguably played a role in helping keep the world rightly terrified of nukes for the last 80 years.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Nearly every obit today after news broke of her death at age 79 rightly had Annie Hall in its headline.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, senators will rightly push Discord on safety features and content policies.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
On October 7, 2023, as a terrorist army invaded Israel intending to commit genocide against the Jewish people, many world leaders rightly condemned Hamas’ murder, rape, and slaughter of Israelis and foreign nationals.
—Ofir Akunis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Nearly every obit today after news broke of her death at age 79 rightly had Annie Hall in its headline.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, senators will rightly push Discord on safety features and content policies.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
On October 7, 2023, as a terrorist army invaded Israel intending to commit genocide against the Jewish people, many world leaders rightly condemned Hamas’ murder, rape, and slaughter of Israelis and foreign nationals.
—Ofir Akunis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rightly
Adverb
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Unhealthy roots can’t properly absorb nutrients the plant needs.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the property was not properly licensed for rental and did not have appropriate smoke detectors.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This demands a much higher degree of commitment, but also results in a much greater feeling of accomplishment when done correctly.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keeping Instagram updated on both devices ensures all settings and parental controls function correctly and new supervision features are available.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Elsewhere, the details lifted from the book suffer in translation – Branagh’s Victor is appropriately arrogant but not adequately tortured; De Niro’s Monster is sensitive and intuitive, but drowns in the film’s hurried, hollow second half.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adler’s suggestions to AI companies, which are laid out in his Substack analysis, include staffing support teams appropriately, using safety tooling properly, and introducing gentle nudges that push users to cut chat sessions short and start fresh ones to avoid a relapse.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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