apt
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“The paintings are about the smoldering tensions that underlie the American dream, so I think it’s a particularly apt moment to bring them back into the public eye.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s hard to conceive of a more apt moniker for Vargas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The Cylons are fundamentalist, monotheistic zealots who wipe out nearly all of humankind, making them apt representations of all kinds of real-world threats.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
A broken link is also symbolically apt for what Baker has learned in a short England career to date.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
San Piedro fishermen, in 1954, were apt to pay attention to signs and portents other men had no inkling of.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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