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Recent Examples of formally
Was the pontiff going to formally meet with the 44th president?
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Esusu was formally launched in 2018, but Abbey and Goel had already put in years of work.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Flores posted $50,000 bail shortly after his arrest and remains out of custody until he is formally sentenced on April 21, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Signed in June 1920, Trianon formally ended Hungary’s involvement in World War I.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The 1992 Consensus is a tacit agreement, never formally enshrined as a document, that Taiwan and China all belong to one China.
—Huizhong Wu, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
Two drivers were formally charged last week for street racing in central Grand Junction last December.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, two major labor unions that had backed Swalwell, the SEIU California and Labor Federation of California, formally rescinded their endorsements.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The committee has not formally noticed the hearing.
—Emily Wilkins,matt Peterson, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Esusu was formally launched in 2018, but Abbey and Goel had already put in years of work.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Flores posted $50,000 bail shortly after his arrest and remains out of custody until he is formally sentenced on April 21, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Signed in June 1920, Trianon formally ended Hungary’s involvement in World War I.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The 1992 Consensus is a tacit agreement, never formally enshrined as a document, that Taiwan and China all belong to one China.
—Huizhong Wu, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
Two drivers were formally charged last week for street racing in central Grand Junction last December.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, two major labor unions that had backed Swalwell, the SEIU California and Labor Federation of California, formally rescinded their endorsements.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The committee has not formally noticed the hearing.
—Emily Wilkins,matt Peterson, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formally
Adverb
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Galante recognizes that his design decisions are being carefully watched and scrutinized by the Jeep community; his predecessor, Mark Allen, was a legend.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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And the people should look very carefully at every single candidate.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The oversight mechanisms that would detect abuse have been systematically removed.—
Patrick Eddington,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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Beijing has systematically picked off Taiwan’s allies using economic incentives, infrastructure deals and political pressure to isolate the island diplomatically.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Markus Redmond rounded out the cast as orderly turned EMT Raymond.—
Kelly Martinez,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Afterward, Lendeborg gingerly plucked his way through a packed locker room, carefully stepping over an open duffel bag to sit at his locker and greet the media swarm.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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That also means proceeding gingerly with confessional rituals in the military, whose service members represent all faiths, including none, and should never feel pressured or excluded.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While scrubs, especially black ones, are pretty indestructible, the costume department still meticulously ages them and accounts for wear as the day shift goes on.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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They’re meticulously designed, as real as our ability to pretend.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Fortunately, the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany has been methodically recording thousands of writers’ events since 1983, when it was founded by the novelist William Kennedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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At home, avenues for campaigning were methodically closed for Orbán’s opponents.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Elmore added that Pause AI deliberately vets volunteers and keeps tight control over its messaging to avoid being associated with extreme views.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tonya Drew, a stay-at-home mother of 10 in Tempe, has spent years deliberately avoiding Amazon.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Formally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formally. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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