as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
marveling at the awesome sight, we had to agree that the Grand Canyon was rightly named
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Recent Examples of rightly
Californians are rightly concerned about how AI will affect our economy, workforce, and families.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Authorities rightly repaid the favor by charging Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, and transporting and discharging a firearm.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Voters have rightly demanded a more serious response to addiction, mental illness, retail theft and the revolving door between the streets, emergency rooms and jails.
—Matt Mahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The trolls would be louder than any 100,000-seat college football stadium in September could ever wish to be, and rightly so.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Authorities rightly repaid the favor by charging Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, and transporting and discharging a firearm.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Voters have rightly demanded a more serious response to addiction, mental illness, retail theft and the revolving door between the streets, emergency rooms and jails.
—Matt Mahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The trolls would be louder than any 100,000-seat college football stadium in September could ever wish to be, and rightly so.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rightly
Adverb
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People dispense advice to our heroine of the kind that one encounters in stories properly poised on the cusp of life.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship and has helped champion the bill, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Having enough calcium helps electrical signals move correctly through the heart.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2026
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The company said all of his original claims have been reprocessed and paid correctly.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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In his opinion, and those of some other attorneys he’s talked with, there’s a belief that plea agreements coming from the prosecutor’s office aren’t always being handled appropriately.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, used appropriately, the approach has yielded positive results.—
Karen McIntyre,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightly. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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