as in relevant
having to do with the matter at hand
the actor announced to reporters that he would regard as apropos only questions about the movie and would ignore inquiries about his love life
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as in by the way
by way of interjection or digression
I went up to New York last weekend; apropos, have you seen your New York cousins lately?
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as in concerning
having to do with
makes a number of telling observations apropos the current political situation
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Recent Examples of apropos
oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2020
John gets all the credit for the apropos CROSS THE BORDER and I NEED SOME SPACE bonuses.
—New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
But, considering the way things unfolded for the Blazers on Thursday, his humor was also apropos.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2020
The group called itself Women to the Front (WTTF, an apropos acronym).
—Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2020
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Adjective
If ever there was an apropos song for the most unfortunate of endings to a season that held so much promise.
—oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2020
John gets all the credit for the apropos CROSS THE BORDER and I NEED SOME SPACE bonuses.
—New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
But, considering the way things unfolded for the Blazers on Thursday, his humor was also apropos.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2020
The group called itself Women to the Front (WTTF, an apropos acronym).
—Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apropos
Adjective
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These tools could: Automatically generate product images and video ads Fill in missing data for third-party listings Rewrite product titles, bullet points and descriptions to be more relevant Now, with Starfish, Amazon wants to scale that effort across millions of listings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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In 2022, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission sent a letter urging the more than 2,000 manufacturers and importers of ebikes to review the relevant safety standards and ensure that their products comply with them.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Detectives presented the case to the prosecuting attorney's office and concurred that no applicable charges were warranted in this case.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Installation, taxes and fees, and other applicable charges extra, and subj.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
Preposition
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Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The tragedy is still under investigation but concerns have been raised regarding congested airspace and understaffed air traffic control facilities at Reagan National.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The rules around grand jury secrecy shouldn’t be broken and care must be taken about revealing the identities of victims and besmirching the reputations of people mentioned incidentally in the vast investigative materials.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 July 2025
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This night, incidentally, was the date of his mother's anniversary.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
16 July 2025
Preposition
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On July 12, the mine announced its first underground kiosk that displays a video providing further information about the mine.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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The chief is asking anyone with information about the incident to call CrimeStoppers at 513-352-3040.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
Preposition
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The young woman is played by Cousins' real-life wife, Lindsay Cousins, and much of the video was shot in their home on Hikes Lane.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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The pool brand names and model numbers can be found on the pool liner on the outside of the pool.—
Melina Khan,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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“Apropos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apropos. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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