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
And based on the reviews of the KeyGo that came pouring in after the device shipped, backers were duly impressed with the product, especially praising its build quality and functionality.
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New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
Victor Lindelof duly finds Rogers between the lines, and West Ham’s centre-back, Jean-Clair Todibo, can’t move up to defend the Villa forward due to Donyell Malen’s positioning.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This column suggested using the state Freedom of Information Law, requests which were duly filed by Ben Chevat of 9/11 Health Watch.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
According to Darling’s memoirs, published two years before his death in 2023, the call was duly made.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
Victor Lindelof duly finds Rogers between the lines, and West Ham’s centre-back, Jean-Clair Todibo, can’t move up to defend the Villa forward due to Donyell Malen’s positioning.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This column suggested using the state Freedom of Information Law, requests which were duly filed by Ben Chevat of 9/11 Health Watch.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
According to Darling’s memoirs, published two years before his death in 2023, the call was duly made.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
Adverb
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According to the complaint, the historically Black university failed to maintain adequate security and did not properly respond to warnings about potential violence.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The screen installed on the door was not properly constructed to prevent pest entry, as the mesh openings were excessively large.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Salerno suggests that several documents in the first few hundred years after Michelangelo's death correctly attribute the work to the artist but that in 1984 a scholar debunked it, erroneously in her view, and it has remained wrongly attributed ever since.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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People often didn’t give the chatbots the necessary information to correctly identify the health issue.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Part of that preparation is dressing appropriately in the best ski gear.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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In his Sunday column, Jim outlined how investors are trying to navigate this period of uncertainty, and appropriately, our cash position is unusually high, providing us with a buffer in this decline.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The fever dream of a sequel that’s also a prequel takes everything good about the first movie and turns it up to 100, happily ignoring any dose of realism in favor of silly, colorful, karaoke-ready fun.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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For two decades, Gulf governments played the role of rich aunt — writing checks, asking few questions, and happily letting New York bankers run the show.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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