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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
Some of the manuscripts in the study were found to be 50 to 100 years older than formerly thought, Popović said.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Elon has made the platform formerly known as Twitter into an echo chamber for Trump-adjacent voices.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The next day, 23-year-old Wayne Lucas was taken into custody in Virginia in connection with the attack, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a May 28 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
What To Know Damien Symon, an open-source intelligence expert, posted a satellite image on X (formerly Twitter) showing the Liaoning underway in the Philippine Sea, approximately 430 nautical miles (494 miles) southeast of Taiwan, accompanied by two escorting ships on Wednesday.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Elon has made the platform formerly known as Twitter into an echo chamber for Trump-adjacent voices.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The next day, 23-year-old Wayne Lucas was taken into custody in Virginia in connection with the attack, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a May 28 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
What To Know Damien Symon, an open-source intelligence expert, posted a satellite image on X (formerly Twitter) showing the Liaoning underway in the Philippine Sea, approximately 430 nautical miles (494 miles) southeast of Taiwan, accompanied by two escorting ships on Wednesday.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
Adverb
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It’s only happened once before, but never by a starter.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Those two outings marked his strongest stretch of the year—offering a glimpse of the command that once defined him.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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The next, already filmed, is directed by Nia DaCosta, of Candyman and The Marvels; Boyle will return for the third.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The State of Connecticut on Wednesday dropped criminal contempt charges against Michelle Troconis, who’s already serving more than 14 years for helping plot the murder of her then-boyfriend’s estranged wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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The report said nearly a third of Britain’s 2.4M creative employees experience workplace conflict, resulting in people leaving jobs early or being out of work.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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This taught me early that real leadership means becoming an example.—
Sandra Balogun,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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