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Recent Examples of formally
When he was formally introduced at halftime by the PA announcer, however, the boos were resounding.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
All were rejected as WBD formally put itself on the block, opening up the sale process to other bidders.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Both buildings will likely be open for the rest of the year and into early 2026 as court administrators move operations across the street from the 1928 building to the one that formally opened Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The Royals will formally introduce Thames on Tuesday.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Mennonite churches do not formally oppose vaccination, but more conservative communities have historically low vaccination rates and deep distrust of government health programs.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Electoral Commission was formally reprimanded for their negligence.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The gathering marks the royal family's first public reunion since King Charles formally stripped his younger brother, the former Prince Andrew, of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his Windsor home, Forest Lodge.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
All were rejected as WBD formally put itself on the block, opening up the sale process to other bidders.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Both buildings will likely be open for the rest of the year and into early 2026 as court administrators move operations across the street from the 1928 building to the one that formally opened Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The Royals will formally introduce Thames on Tuesday.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Mennonite churches do not formally oppose vaccination, but more conservative communities have historically low vaccination rates and deep distrust of government health programs.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Electoral Commission was formally reprimanded for their negligence.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The gathering marks the royal family's first public reunion since King Charles formally stripped his younger brother, the former Prince Andrew, of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his Windsor home, Forest Lodge.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formally
Adverb
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In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The handsewn and carefully backstitched quilts feature colorful images of buffalo heads, turtles, eagles, angels and other patterns that come to Water in her dreams.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Kelce took a minute to get back to his feet and walked off the field gingerly.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The quarterback held his arm gingerly against his body, indicating a potential collarbone or shoulder injury.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Meeting Marsha follows Lily (Arnold), an aspiring actress who has meticulously planned the perfect weekend to propose to her comedian girlfriend, Jordan (McGroder).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Sticking with the Cowboys would have been a disaster, as the Eagles methodically pulled apart their NFC East foes by a 41-7 margin.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the video, Sweeney goes from dirty blonde, with Oropeza methodically snipping the ends of her chin-length hair, to an icy, bright blonde.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Judge Richard Taranto, writing in dissent, countered that Congress had deliberately given presidents broad discretion under IEEPA to handle emergencies involving national security or foreign commerce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Still, humans have done more damage by deliberately planting the honeysuckle in the first place, some say.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Formally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formally. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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