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as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
if you didn't get a malaria shot formerly, you'd better get one now
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Recent Examples of formerly
In a joint interview with WWD, the executives said a new chapter opened after 2023, when the company took full control of JC Industry, the firm formerly managing its production and distribution, to bring those operations in-house.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
McLemore Resort - Highlands Course In 2019, McLemore enlisted famed golf course architect Rees Jones and Georgia native Bill Bergin to remodel a golf course formerly called Canyon Ridge, which had opened in 2005 and featured multiple holes at the cliffs edge.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The Fort Worth Fire Department said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that crews will be working in the area for quite some time and to for people to avoid the area.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
This will make Shakira the first artist to achieve such a number of concerts at the venue (formerly known as Foro Sol).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
McLemore Resort - Highlands Course In 2019, McLemore enlisted famed golf course architect Rees Jones and Georgia native Bill Bergin to remodel a golf course formerly called Canyon Ridge, which had opened in 2005 and featured multiple holes at the cliffs edge.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The Fort Worth Fire Department said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that crews will be working in the area for quite some time and to for people to avoid the area.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
This will make Shakira the first artist to achieve such a number of concerts at the venue (formerly known as Foro Sol).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
Adverb
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Merrill walked once Wednesday and twice Friday, giving him eight walks in a span of 43 plate appearances.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The birds were so highly prized that entire economies in Greenland and Iceland were once shaped by the capture and trade of gyrfalcons for royal falconry.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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The next New Glenn launch is scheduled no earlier than August, likely on a multi-payload rideshare mission.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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The British rapper, who released her sixth studio album, Lotus, earlier this month, will kick off the headlining Lotus Tour in Toronto in October, with further stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and more.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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