as in neatly
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Adverb
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After a nine-pitch battle with Harrison Bader, Springs induced a weak grounder up the middle, fielded it cleanly and threw to first to end the frame.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025 -
Selecting a longer drying cycle or a higher-temperature rinse can evaporate water more cleanly.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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“Cleverly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleverly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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