: 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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Vanity metrics are aptly named for inflating an ego or providing a false sense of progress.
—Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Moving these responsibilities from the army to a civilian official has been aptly criticized as a significant step toward formal annexation of the West Bank—a strategic goal of the settlement movement.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
From the San Sophia gondola station in Mountain Village, the aptly named See Forever Trail climbs to 12,000 feet with 360-degree views at its summit.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
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Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Moving these responsibilities from the army to a civilian official has been aptly criticized as a significant step toward formal annexation of the West Bank—a strategic goal of the settlement movement.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
From the San Sophia gondola station in Mountain Village, the aptly named See Forever Trail climbs to 12,000 feet with 360-degree views at its summit.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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