formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē 
ˈfȯr-mə-
1
: at an earlier time : previously
2
obsolete
: just before
Examples of formerly in a Sentence
He was formerly a congressman.
the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”
Recent Examples on the Web
Several videos of people keying Teslas have gone viral on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know On Tuesday, Cruise took to X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The new agreement will cover about 100 dishwashers, cooks, servers, bartenders and cleaners, as well as about 100 workers formerly employed by 1Fifty1 who cleaned public areas such as bathrooms, broke down and set up event spaces and performed groundskeeper services.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The City Campus property, which formerly housed a department store, is expected to open this year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know On Tuesday, Cruise took to X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The new agreement will cover about 100 dishwashers, cooks, servers, bartenders and cleaners, as well as about 100 workers formerly employed by 1Fifty1 who cleaned public areas such as bathrooms, broke down and set up event spaces and performed groundskeeper services.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The City Campus property, which formerly housed a department store, is expected to open this year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formerly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē
: at an earlier time : previously
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