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
Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Most regional theaters have maintained decades-long relationships with casting directors, who are duly credited in the theater playbills.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
The hotel's restaurant, Pavyllon by Yannick Alléno, is duly grand, with white tablecloths, velvet banquettes, and a menu that, according to general manager Romain Mervelay, marries French techniques with seasonal ingredients to please British palates.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
And the screen is often duly obscured in a whitish haze, some of it moving through the skies above, some of it rising from the Phlegraean Fields, an active eight-mile-wide caldera to the west of Naples.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Most regional theaters have maintained decades-long relationships with casting directors, who are duly credited in the theater playbills.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
The hotel's restaurant, Pavyllon by Yannick Alléno, is duly grand, with white tablecloths, velvet banquettes, and a menu that, according to general manager Romain Mervelay, marries French techniques with seasonal ingredients to please British palates.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
And the screen is often duly obscured in a whitish haze, some of it moving through the skies above, some of it rising from the Phlegraean Fields, an active eight-mile-wide caldera to the west of Naples.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
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While you may be tempted to pull it out of the oven when the top starts to brown, taking the pastry past light golden edges ensures a crispy crust that’s properly cooked all the way through.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Amelirad said Mohammadi had participated in anti-government protests that erupted earlier that year when Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being detained for not wearing her headscarf properly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Choosing organic on the 12 highest-residue items, leaning into seasonal buying and washing produce correctly are small, actionable shifts — ones that reduce exposure without cutting back on the produce your body benefits from every day.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Verify that the information has been reported correctly and dispute any errors or unfamiliar accounts to the credit bureau.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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When institutions such as churches, schools or unions fail to stop abuse or respond appropriately, that institutional betrayal can also add to the harm caused by the original abuse.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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These were responded to appropriately in line with the Islamic Republic's positions, the IRNA news agency reported Baghaei as saying.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her life as portrayed on Mormon Wives is that of a loose cannon who struggles to liberate herself from toxic romantic entanglements, running directly counter to The Bachelor’s fantasy of happily-ever-after.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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But the same energy, enthusiasm and weirdness has happily haunted his art from the ’80s to today.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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