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The actor is, aptly, holding a drink in the first image released by Lionsgate on Monday.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The aptly named flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) features blazing red, orange, and yellow flowers that are sure to stop you in your tracks.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Sink is strikingly dynamic and aptly disruptive, which is the whole point of her Shelby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
That’s fine and fits aptly to an AI Continent approach.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The aptly named flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) features blazing red, orange, and yellow flowers that are sure to stop you in your tracks.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Sink is strikingly dynamic and aptly disruptive, which is the whole point of her Shelby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
That’s fine and fits aptly to an AI Continent approach.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptly
ably
Adverb
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Graham Potter’s visitors from east London had gone even longer without a league win, since late February, but ably battled through.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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They’ve been ably aided by Czech VIP coordinator Tatiana Detlofson, and in the past decades the team welcomed Oscar winners, major filmmakers and stars.—
Steven Gaydos,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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