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Recent Examples of indirectly
Rachel Barber The Fed typically lowers its benchmark rate to stimulate the economy by making borrowing costs cheaper, which can indirectly lower interest rates on auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
By 2025, the War on Terror had shattered entire nations and economies, displaced some 40 million citizens and directly and indirectly killed over four million.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
The prions are spread between animals through bodily fluids, including saliva, blood, urine and feces, and can occur through direct contact or indirectly through contamination of soil, food or water.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Musk indirectly criticized OpenAI over the suspects’ alleged use of ChatGPT on Monday by reposting a conservative podcaster’s response to the latest news from Florida.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, there is a very, very big difference between words that may indirectly foster violence and policies that directly carry them out, and calling out someone sensationally is not the same as shooting them in the streets, full stop.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Further, Netflix sells a highly differentiated product whose value is indirectly tied to raw engagement.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
By 2025, the War on Terror had shattered entire nations and economies, displaced some 40 million citizens and directly and indirectly killed over four million.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
The prions are spread between animals through bodily fluids, including saliva, blood, urine and feces, and can occur through direct contact or indirectly through contamination of soil, food or water.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Musk indirectly criticized OpenAI over the suspects’ alleged use of ChatGPT on Monday by reposting a conservative podcaster’s response to the latest news from Florida.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, there is a very, very big difference between words that may indirectly foster violence and policies that directly carry them out, and calling out someone sensationally is not the same as shooting them in the streets, full stop.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Further, Netflix sells a highly differentiated product whose value is indirectly tied to raw engagement.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indirectly
obliquely
Adverb
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Bianco also obliquely referred to attacks Hilton has lobbed against the sheriff on the campaign trail.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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While López-Owens refers obliquely to Sweeney Bell, the clerk's other Democratic challenger attacks directly.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Indirectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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