topically

[ top-i-klee ]

/ ˈtɒp ɪ kli /

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adverb

in a way that relates to a matter of local or current interest:This website is a treasure trove of culturally pertinent and topically applicable training curricula.

in a way that reflects the subject of a discussion, piece of writing, etc.; by topic: Her papers include 25 binders of newspaper clippings from 1964 to 1975, organized topically.The conference is a series of topically organized panels, seminars, and roundtable discussions.

on the surface; externally: The antifungal lotion is to be applied topically twice daily for 14 days.Most modern carpets have stain and soil treatments that have been topically applied to the fibers.

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Origin of topically

topical + -ly

Words nearby topically

topiary, topic, topical, topicality, topicalize, topically, topic sentence, to pieces, topkhana, top kick, top kill

How to use topically in a sentence

Link funnels can help you build topical authority starting from your pillars and moving it up to your conversion pages.
Top strategies behind link building success|Tereza Litsa|November 16, 2020|Search Engine Watch
On results, the snippet or image preview helps provide topical context for users to know what information a page can provide.
Google Page Experience Update to launch May 2021 with new labels in search results|Barry Schwartz|November 10, 2020|Search Engine Land
She will also focus on editorial projects ranging from topical guides to podcasting.
Digiday promotes Max Willens to senior editor research and features and Kayleigh Barber to senior reporter|Mike Madarasz|November 9, 2020|Digiday
The conversations held each Sunday — now available to all on the school’s anniversary website — have been topical, even urgent.
Most popular course ever at Georgetown Law? How to fight for justice.|Susan Svrluga|November 6, 2020|Washington Post

All of the entries are topical, but two of the strongest ones don’t directly address the imminent election.
In the galleries: A wide array of media carry election-year messages|Mark Jenkins|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
And it's true that Khoury, who writes largely in a colloquial Arabic, has been a major innovator both stylistically and topically.
Elias Khoury: Profile of the Essential Arab Novelist Today|Jacob Silverman|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Results in such cases are favorable to life but topically unsatisfactory.
Gunshot Roentgenograms|Clyde S. Ford
Sulphuric acid topically constringes the muscular fibre of the ducts of these glands, and in this way diminishes their secretion.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
Mine is the use of fly leaves in books and cards topically and alphabetically arranged for miscellaneous data.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume I (of 14)|Mississippi Historical Society
The volume is topically arranged, so that one may select those phases of development which interest him.
A History of Spain|Charles E. Chapman
The eyes at the same time should be topically medicated by the frequent use of cold water, or mild astringent collyria.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley