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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In this novel, originally published in 1967, the sense of feverish pursuit and longing starts on page one and does not let up.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Friday's event was originally intended to celebrate the bill's passage through the legislature.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Some 40,000 people were initially ordered to evacuate after a tank storing a toxic industrial chemical overheated and caused pressure to build up on May 21.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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But at least initially there were other reasons too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Firstly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firstly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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