as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
he was dressed fittingly for the prom—all decked out in a spiffy tux
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Recent Examples of fittingly
Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The final destination on our whistlestop tour is, fittingly, Smithson’s 1970 work Spiral Jetty, on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake.
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Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
However, the restrictions allowed things to be fittingly understated.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
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Noah White,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
The book was originally a poem about the beauty and scale of Montana’s Great Plains, where Welch grew up, and the sentences fittingly shimmer.
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Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Richard Mille fittingly tapped four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar to show off the new timepiece, as the Slovenian cyclist has ridden to his titles on Colnago bikes.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Doechii—who won this year’s BET Fashion Vanguard award—fittingly showed off her boundary-pushing style in her first of three looks that evening.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
To close out the first round, XC São Paulo fittingly selected Brazilian skater Gui Khury, who has the most medals of any teenager in X Games history, with 15.
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Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The final destination on our whistlestop tour is, fittingly, Smithson’s 1970 work Spiral Jetty, on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake.
—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
However, the restrictions allowed things to be fittingly understated.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
—
Noah White,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
The book was originally a poem about the beauty and scale of Montana’s Great Plains, where Welch grew up, and the sentences fittingly shimmer.
—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Richard Mille fittingly tapped four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar to show off the new timepiece, as the Slovenian cyclist has ridden to his titles on Colnago bikes.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Doechii—who won this year’s BET Fashion Vanguard award—fittingly showed off her boundary-pushing style in her first of three looks that evening.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
To close out the first round, XC São Paulo fittingly selected Brazilian skater Gui Khury, who has the most medals of any teenager in X Games history, with 15.
—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fittingly
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves.
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In 1785, astronomer William Herschel set about mapping our galaxy, correctly determining the disk-like shape of the Milky Way but incorrectly placing the solar system at its heart.
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Choosing the right products and using them correctly supports overall health and well-being.
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This sci-fi extravaganza was the perfect summertime escape that was appropriately launched over the festive Fourth of July week.
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Before adopting and offering access to AI agents, organizations need to learn which can withstand today’s adaptive attacks by ensuring data, assets and privacy are appropriately secure.
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“Fittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fittingly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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