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apposite

[ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it] / ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
pertinent
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This is not part of the sound design—it’s the clock in the store—but feels oddly apposite in ways both good and bad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Deterrence is particularly apposite in this case given the current state of affairs in Sudan," she said.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Depression had not previously been the subject of comedy, but it seemed appropriately apposite to a year of national self-celebration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

And an extremely apposite question from Brandon Conner, to round things off.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2021

The whole notice is so apposite to my purpose, and would be so interesting to every Manxman, that I would fain insert the whole bodily, did the Author and the limits of an Introduction permit. 

From The Life of George Borrow by Clement K. Shorter


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