apt
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They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Apartment dwellers, particularly near a university, are apt to come and go.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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