as in correctly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the scouts were properly dressed for a week of camping
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So sit down properly—and, if necessary, use paper or a seat protector.
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Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
In a 2018 interview with LiveScience, microbiologist Rolf Halden, director of the Center for Environmental Health Engineering at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, said that properly cremated human ashes are not toxic and do not carry diseases.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
German football’s commercial era did not properly begin until 1998 and the legislation — today known as the 50+1 rule — that allowed clubs to run their football departments as public limited companies.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Once properly cured, the resin no longer presents a hazard.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
In a 2018 interview with LiveScience, microbiologist Rolf Halden, director of the Center for Environmental Health Engineering at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, said that properly cremated human ashes are not toxic and do not carry diseases.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
German football’s commercial era did not properly begin until 1998 and the legislation — today known as the 50+1 rule — that allowed clubs to run their football departments as public limited companies.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Once properly cured, the resin no longer presents a hazard.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Properly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/properly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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