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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
The person hit the jackpot March 15, making their online ticket worth more than $1.1 million, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The screenshot, posted by a Carti fan page, was crafted to look as though the artist formerly known as Kanye West posted the messages on his Instagram.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The market formerly was held Sundays in the Point Loma High School parking lot.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The screenshot, posted by a Carti fan page, was crafted to look as though the artist formerly known as Kanye West posted the messages on his Instagram.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
As a result, even formerly bloodless technocrats have found new vigor when being picked on by the Trump administration.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The market formerly was held Sundays in the Point Loma High School parking lot.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
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Reporter Rosemary Coulter and retired Mountie Bill Avery teamed up once again to investigate a train robbery, while Governor Lucas Bouchard and Mayor Lee Coulter quite literally found common ground.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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The source also claims that the comedian once grabbed her upper thigh while the two were in a hotel elevator during a work trip.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Tesla operates in several Middle Eastern countries already, including the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar, but Saudi Arabia is the largest market in the Gulf region.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The vice president had already offended Europe in several ways before the release of these messages.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Chase and Higgins signings nonetheless exemplify the power of Burrow, who remained adamant this offseason about not only retaining his former LSU teammate Chase but also Higgins, who received the franchise tag for the second straight year earlier this month.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a separate deal EDF Renewables finalized earlier this month, data center developer Soluna Holdings will purchase up to 166 megawatts of clean energy to power a data center close to the wind project's power substation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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