as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished
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The 23-year-old Dutchman was duly substituted at half-time as a precaution.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Relatives, academics, and acolytes duly sifted through the decades of family debris.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The stewarding was duly seamless and the mock exodus proceeded calmly.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The answer is no, and U.K. studio Supermassive duly delivered on the idea’s rich potential.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Relatives, academics, and acolytes duly sifted through the decades of family debris.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The stewarding was duly seamless and the mock exodus proceeded calmly.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The answer is no, and U.K. studio Supermassive duly delivered on the idea’s rich potential.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duly
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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