INDIRECTLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

indirectly

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as in obliquely

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Recent Examples of indirectly SpaceX's entry into telecom could also pose problems for Apple , challenging the model whereby carriers subsidize iPhones and consumers pay indirectly through long-term wireless contracts. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The Veo 1 outputs are, albeit indirectly, a product of this kind of labor. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Water is also used indirectly to support the operation of AI data centers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Exercise may also indirectly support the brain in other ways, Ryu said. — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Hill accused Vaccaro of indirectly being responsible for causing the fire that burned down their home in Broward County. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The agriculture industry directly supported nearly 5,000 jobs and indirectly supported nearly 1,950 jobs, the report found. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Around one in every 15 jobs in Georgia are connected with tourism, either directly or indirectly. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers in Austin indirectly impact the tax burden by creating homestead exemptions and limiting the growth of local tax rates. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

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obliquely

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However, in 2017, the state Supreme Court, in a case dealing with a local marijuana tax, obliquely suggested that special taxes proposed by initiative need only a simple majority approval.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
In particular, González’s works enable his performers to obliquely animate histories of resistance and refusal.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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