duly

adverb

ˈdü-lē How to pronounce duly (audio)
Definition of dulynext
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 Iranian state television duly presented the agreement as proof that Iran had compelled America to accept its conditions, which helps explain the alarm in Israel and among Washington's hawks. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026 The Tartan Army duly took a victory lap with kilts and bagpipes. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 Home Assistant proclaimed 2023 to be the Year of the Voice and duly launched a prototype Voice Assistant. — New Atlas, 14 June 2026 The show was a massive hit, and a lawsuit duly followed. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for duly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
  1. properly
  2. correctly
  3. appropriately
  4. happily
Adverb
  • But behind the scenes, the health secretary has continued to seek evidence for his theory that many vaccines have not been properly tested and can cause a range of dangerous side effects, according to eight of the current and former officials.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The original design files were created roughly half a century ago, but as Gelfond alludes to, they were never properly maintained.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of properly
Adverb
  • Value only exists as long as your team is actively and correctly using the software.
    — KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • For some of those customers, free line promotions were not reflected correctly following migration due to a delay in applying promotional discounts.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of correctly
Adverb
  • One key to success has been to finally acknowledge the scale of the problem and adapt appropriately.
    — Mehmet Oz, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The atmosphere has to work extra hard to distribute all this extra heat appropriately.
    — Sean Macaday July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of appropriately
Adverb
  • Like the broader romance genre, dark romance guarantees a happily ever after.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Still, Whitney and Conner are living their happily ever after with their family of five.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of happily

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