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contextually

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[kuhn-teks-choo-uhl-lee] / kənˈtɛks tʃu əl li /

adverb

  1. in relation to context; taking context into account.


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At Monday’s keynote, Apple will get a second chance to show users it can make Siri smarter and more contextually aware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The company plans to place contextually relevant ads at the bottom of conversations, though it emphasized that these placements will not influence AI responses or involve the sale of personal user data.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

While there's nothing objectively wrong with a fair distribution of labor in any relationship, Shakira's sentiment misses the mark, contextually speaking.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024

Recently it has been found that genes governing behavior in the brain operate within flexible and contextually responsive regulatory networks.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

Another thought might be that as the canon changed around it, the Franck seemed to have less to say contextually.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

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