as in right
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Recent Examples of aright
The survey of over 100 investors -- more than half of whom specialize in health care -- found there’s a 43% probability that Moderna’s vaccine would be sufficient to set the U.S. economy aright, analyst Joshua Schimmer wrote in a note.
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Cristin Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2020
Stafford took manual control and set things aright.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2019
Only a fundamental transformation of our nation would set things aright.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 10 Aug. 2019
Cristin Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2020
Stafford took manual control and set things aright.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2019
Only a fundamental transformation of our nation would set things aright.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 10 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aright
Adverb
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Kansas City built 77,000 homes between 1932 to 1964, right after the Great Depression.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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According to a new study on Black business in America, South Florida saw the second highest increase in the number of new Black businesses during that time, right behind the Atlanta metropolitan area.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Takeaways Ohio State: The Buckeyes played well most of this season but struggled in every facet of the game — shooting, defense and rebounding — against the more motivated Bruins. UCLA: Coach Cori Close’s team came to Indy with a mission: getting another shot at the Trojans.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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This did not sit well with some district residents who showed up to protest the meeting outside the Keller Education Center.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The property has, at times, doubled as White’s studio— the flexible layout perfectly suited for the all-hours laboring that fuels her art.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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No, his preference for Russian President Vladimir Putin over actual U.S. allies and NATO was made perfectly clear during his first term.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Corn husks can be dried and steamed, cucumber and melon rinds can be pickled or candied, peppery nasturtium leaves can be eaten in salads, and even young sunflower stalks can be eaten like celery if properly prepared.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The pope has been sleeping with a noninvasive mechanical mask to guarantee that his lungs expand properly overnight and help his recovery.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The public is rightly up in arms over the vast power an unelected, unaccountable person is exerting over the chief executive of their government.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Florida Panthers are flying high and rightly the market darling at the moment, but year in year out since their birth in the late ‘80s the Heat has set the standard for winning in South Florida — and not abdicated that this season even among their struggles.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Aright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aright. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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