: in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate
… at the edge of the vast desert aptly named the Empty Quarter …—
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksAll her albums have famously been autobiographical, and her latest, the aptly titled Speak Now, is filled with emotionally charged songs she wrote about the past two years of her life …—Joey Bartolomeo
Joey BartolomeoPaganism in Rome fell victim not to intolerance but to the "institutionalized egotism" (to use a phrase aptly applied to the absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV) that was a central feature of the late Roman imperial system.—Peter Brown
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Marshall designed the strategy – aptly called the Marshall Plan – that rebuilt and stabilized Europe after World War II, blunting communism’s spread and solidifying an alliance between a Western bloc of countries.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Parton has been nominated for two Academy Awards, won 10 Grammy Awards out of her 55 nominations, and even has her own theme park, aptly called Dollywood.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The last is aptly named Intel Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and the Intel Silicon Security Engine.
—PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The first shipment was the Roma Espresso Blend from Parisi Artisan Coffee, which was aptly described as having notes of milk chocolate, almond, and honeysuckle.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 1 Jan. 2025
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Parton has been nominated for two Academy Awards, won 10 Grammy Awards out of her 55 nominations, and even has her own theme park, aptly called Dollywood.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The last is aptly named Intel Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and the Intel Silicon Security Engine.
—PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The first shipment was the Roma Espresso Blend from Parisi Artisan Coffee, which was aptly described as having notes of milk chocolate, almond, and honeysuckle.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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