as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished
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Recent Examples of duly
Home Assistant proclaimed 2023 to be the Year of the Voice and duly launched a prototype Voice Assistant.
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New Atlas,
14 June 2026
The show was a massive hit, and a lawsuit duly followed.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Once the inside of the glass is duly coated with crème de violette, invert entirely to discard excess.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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New Atlas,
14 June 2026
The show was a massive hit, and a lawsuit duly followed.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Once the inside of the glass is duly coated with crème de violette, invert entirely to discard excess.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves.
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In 1785, astronomer William Herschel set about mapping our galaxy, correctly determining the disk-like shape of the Milky Way but incorrectly placing the solar system at its heart.
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Choosing the right products and using them correctly supports overall health and well-being.
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Podnews also publishes a weekly podcast, named appropriately Podcast Weekly Review with James Cridland and Sam Sethi.
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Auditors found Step Up spent an additional $52,000 without records to verify the money was spent appropriately, or that it was even used for participants of the Sacramento program.
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One of their favorites is driving to one of Oregon’s scenic viewpoints, Pilot Butte, to watch the sunset, where Middaugh often brings her professional camera, while Ward happily snaps photos on his iPhone.
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Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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