as in originally
in the beginning
firstly, gather all the ingredients together
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Recent Examples of firstly
Um, firstly, thank you everybody for, for, for coming and joining us today for this conversation.
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Santo Domingo was wearing two hats at the event, firstly representing the Bird on a Rock collection, for which Nathalie Verdeille, Tiffany’s chief artistic officer of jewelry and high jewelry, reimagined Jean Schlumberger’s iconic design.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
That's firstly true about the size of the drone itself.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Santo Domingo was wearing two hats at the event, firstly representing the Bird on a Rock collection, for which Nathalie Verdeille, Tiffany’s chief artistic officer of jewelry and high jewelry, reimagined Jean Schlumberger’s iconic design.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
That's firstly true about the size of the drone itself.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firstly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firstly
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The offer reflects a small concession from the church to the victims, who have asked for more money to be paid up front by the diocese, which had originally offered a five-year timeline.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The statue was originally placed in Baltimore’s Little Italy in 1984.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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They were seized and Hicks was initially charged with animal cruelty.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Audio recordings from the airport control tower indicate the truck was initially cleared to cross the runway before a controller tried to pull it back to avoid a collision.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Firstly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firstly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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