as in originally
in the beginning
firstly, gather all the ingredients together
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Recent Examples of firstly
Psychological research shows that firstly, self-esteem is not a single thing.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Um, firstly, thank you everybody for, for, for coming and joining us today for this conversation.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
That's firstly true about the size of the drone itself.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Um, firstly, thank you everybody for, for, for coming and joining us today for this conversation.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
That's firstly true about the size of the drone itself.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firstly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firstly
Adverb
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Radical approaches to what is precious and what is worthless—or appraisal—have always been more than the inversion of that which is useless made priceless, what was originally meant to be ephemeral made timeless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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It was announced a few days later that the Iranian authorities had decided to reactivate a six-year sentence originally meted out to Panahi in 2010 alongside a 20-year filmmaking and travel ban.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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The man remains hospitalized but is expected to survive after he was initially admitted with critical injuries on April 24, said Sgt.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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The ballroom project was initially expected to cost $200 million, a price that has since doubled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Firstly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firstly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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