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 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.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Lunch conversation naturally drifted toward food, with Sarah Andelman sharing a new restaurant discovery in Stockholm with Nuriev, who duly began following its Instagram account.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
Having thus proved his usefulness — and that there’s no task too lowly for this factotum to unquestioningly carry out — Henri is duly hired and suddenly his fortunes are on the rise.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
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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.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Lunch conversation naturally drifted toward food, with Sarah Andelman sharing a new restaurant discovery in Stockholm with Nuriev, who duly began following its Instagram account.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
Having thus proved his usefulness — and that there’s no task too lowly for this factotum to unquestioningly carry out — Henri is duly hired and suddenly his fortunes are on the rise.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
Adverb
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Adcock manages child safety seat inspection events and training across Northern Indiana, aimed at helping parents ensure their car seats are properly installed and that their children are safe.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Adverb
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Players must match the circles to the correct side while also clicking their controller correctly.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Back in 1996, Darling observed, correctly, that a good ranking in the Extel survey could add thousands to an analyst’s salary.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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The sequel recently premiered, appropriately enough, in London.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Fit Select a dog cooling collar that will fit your pet appropriately.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Best of all, the villain gets to live happily ever after.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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