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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 San Diego location will open in a 10,000-square-foot building that was formerly owned by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD).
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
The prize was formerly given by U.S. Steel Corporation to the financial journalist whose economic forecasts for the coming year proved most accurate.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Back in 2018, when Versace was bought by Capri (formerly Michael Kors) from the Versace family and Blackstone, Capri splashed out $2.2 billion including debt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The story of Ted Scott’s first day as a caddie — for Grant Waite, a New Zealand PGA Tour pro — is legendary in the caddie community: Scott, formerly a full-time teaching pro, didn’t know he was expected to carry a yardage book, let alone be responsible for his player’s distances.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
The prize was formerly given by U.S. Steel Corporation to the financial journalist whose economic forecasts for the coming year proved most accurate.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Back in 2018, when Versace was bought by Capri (formerly Michael Kors) from the Versace family and Blackstone, Capri splashed out $2.2 billion including debt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The story of Ted Scott’s first day as a caddie — for Grant Waite, a New Zealand PGA Tour pro — is legendary in the caddie community: Scott, formerly a full-time teaching pro, didn’t know he was expected to carry a yardage book, let alone be responsible for his player’s distances.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
Adverb
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The thinking then was that releasing every episode at once was crazy.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Arango scored a penalty kick late in stoppage time to make it 5-3, but the result was already settled by then.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Patriots spent big on Carlton Davis II in free agency and already roster Christian Gonzalez.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Fox Sports earlier this year ran promos featuring Josef Newgarden, who has won the Indianapolis 500 back to back on two separate occasions, along with Tom Brady, Fox Sports’ lead NFL analyst, to win fans for IndyCar.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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This will be the largest crowd ever for a Bananas game, eclipsing the 65,000 that watched a game earlier this year in Tampa.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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