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as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
if you didn't get a malaria shot formerly, you'd better get one now
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Recent Examples of formerly
The person hit the jackpot March 15, making their online ticket worth more than $1.1 million, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The screenshot, posted by a Carti fan page, was crafted to look as though the artist formerly known as Kanye West posted the messages on his Instagram.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The market formerly was held Sundays in the Point Loma High School parking lot.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The screenshot, posted by a Carti fan page, was crafted to look as though the artist formerly known as Kanye West posted the messages on his Instagram.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The market formerly was held Sundays in the Point Loma High School parking lot.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
Adverb
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And to top it off, Knoblauch was once again left irritated by a mistake from a depth player that eventually led to a pivotal goal against.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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All that power once again was forwarded to all four wheels, but a new nine-speed gearbox offered an even greater variety of ratios.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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On the other hand, the growing demand for aid could strain already tight budgets, particularly for smaller colleges with limited endowments.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vasseur stressed that with marketing activities concluded over the winter break, the focus is to perform this season and Hamilton is already on the job, fully focused and determined.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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But a report released in February found that this plan may no longer be viable due to the rate of sea level rise and frequent droughts, which reporter Jon Hurdle covered for ICN earlier this month.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Law enforcement released body camera footage of the woman's arrest this week. 0:38 Officials in Austin, Texas, are reacting to the release of a video appearing to show a transgender woman being thrown to the ground by police during her arrest earlier this month.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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