as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished
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Recent Examples of duly
Mortgage rates have remained stubbornly high since 2023—which has been duly painful as many homeowners recall the sub-3% rates during the pandemic.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Custom dictates that the country of the contest’s winner hosts the next edition, so Austria was duly set as the location when JJ won Eurovision 2025 with ‘Wasted Love’.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
The popular LizaMinnelliOutlives account on X duly noted that Minnelli, 79, has outlived the MSNBC name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Three Swarm spacecraft duly launched on a SpaceX rocket in December.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2019
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Custom dictates that the country of the contest’s winner hosts the next edition, so Austria was duly set as the location when JJ won Eurovision 2025 with ‘Wasted Love’.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
The popular LizaMinnelliOutlives account on X duly noted that Minnelli, 79, has outlived the MSNBC name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Three Swarm spacecraft duly launched on a SpaceX rocket in December.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
Adverb
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Face washing allows for thorough cleansing if done properly, which allows the skin to better absorb moisturizers or treatments that may be applied afterwards.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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This ensures both assistive technologies and AI engines can interpret your content’s structure properly.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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When used correctly, psilocybin has shown promise in treating conditions like treatment-resistant depression or substance abuse disorder.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Charles’s actions then were interpreted, probably correctly, as a rebuke to Trump for his ungracious treatment of his guest, and also reminded international onlookers that the king remains the most political of monarchs, unafraid to make his favor—or displeasure—known.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The prospect of clawbacks of government support, as well as the retroactive revocation of tariff exemptions and tax breaks, should provide additional pressure for companies to build in America—and for markets to value domestic production appropriately.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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She was viciously beaten after having been detained by an officer who accused her of not dressing appropriately in public, in defiance of the country’s hijab rule, which broadly governs what women should wear.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Miami happily obliged and thrived.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The actor is happily married to his longtime wife, Tomasina Tate.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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