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Sunset Bar The aptly named Sunset Bar offers jaw-dropping sunset vistas and tasty, creative cocktails in equal measure.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But the head coach’s temporary state of disbelief so early in such a massive game summarized it most aptly.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Marshall designed the strategy – aptly called the Marshall Plan – that rebuilt and stabilized Europe after World War II, blunting communism’s spread and solidifying an alliance between a Western bloc of countries.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Parton has been nominated for two Academy Awards, won 10 Grammy Awards out of her 55 nominations, and even has her own theme park, aptly called Dollywood.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But the head coach’s temporary state of disbelief so early in such a massive game summarized it most aptly.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Marshall designed the strategy – aptly called the Marshall Plan – that rebuilt and stabilized Europe after World War II, blunting communism’s spread and solidifying an alliance between a Western bloc of countries.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Parton has been nominated for two Academy Awards, won 10 Grammy Awards out of her 55 nominations, and even has her own theme park, aptly called Dollywood.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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