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Carrey nailed the role of Bruce Nolan, a television reporter at his lowest who complains that God (aptly played by Morgan Freeman) isn't doing his job correctly.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Stone sails through all this, seeing off the sneering disapproval of white America and the presumptuous demands of the Black Panthers with equal disdain, and for a time his band, the aptly named Sly and the Family Stone, become a republic within the republic.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The song is supposedly about how corporations care more about profit than creativity but this song was made to be a commercial jingle, as this Quilted Northern commercial so aptly illustrates.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Stone sails through all this, seeing off the sneering disapproval of white America and the presumptuous demands of the Black Panthers with equal disdain, and for a time his band, the aptly named Sly and the Family Stone, become a republic within the republic.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The song is supposedly about how corporations care more about profit than creativity but this song was made to be a commercial jingle, as this Quilted Northern commercial so aptly illustrates.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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