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
Thomas Ramos, who had been perfect with his kicking all evening, duly struck his effort through the posts to give France victory and trigger wild celebrations in Paris.
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
His uncles were duly impressed, and in 1905, when Sung Pan retired to China, Ming Tai took over the older man’s shares in two cigar factories and the dry goods store, Kwong Tai Chong.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Young people see horrifying images on their phones and are duly horrified.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Continuing in his take-no-prisoners approach, Lane moved on from Chalamet to relate an anecdote, first told by his friend Jesse Tyler Ferguson on a podcast, in which Lane met Ferguson’s young son, who was duly dazzled by The Lion King star.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
His uncles were duly impressed, and in 1905, when Sung Pan retired to China, Ming Tai took over the older man’s shares in two cigar factories and the dry goods store, Kwong Tai Chong.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Young people see horrifying images on their phones and are duly horrified.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Continuing in his take-no-prisoners approach, Lane moved on from Chalamet to relate an anecdote, first told by his friend Jesse Tyler Ferguson on a podcast, in which Lane met Ferguson’s young son, who was duly dazzled by The Lion King star.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
Adverb
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This allows residents to store and properly age a broader collection in a secure, professionally maintained environment.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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By removing the decaying cells created by the high-salt diet, the drug allowed the remaining healthy tissue to maintain its elasticity and respond correctly to blood flow demands.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sam Malinski appeared to give the Avalanche the lead on a slap shot from above the left circle 10 seconds into the final period, but after the horn sounded and the goal was put in the scoreboard, the officials correctly ruled the puck had struck the outside of the net.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The traffic code was appropriately amended to specify maximum speeds.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Several police officers were suspended for allegedly failing to respond appropriately in the initial stages of the shooting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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And the whole business proves, happily, to have a lot of heart — broken sometimes, but that’s life, even in Toontown.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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