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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
Trump was formerly friends with Epstein.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The campus is at 1701 Patricia McCollum Way (formerly 1701 Mercy Health Place) in Cincinnati.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
Mustafa, formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, was staying at a stunning mansion in Bel Air that a donor had rented in order to house a few of the artists who played the show.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In April 2024, the university fired dozens of staff members who formerly worked in diversity, equity and inclusion positions.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The campus is at 1701 Patricia McCollum Way (formerly 1701 Mercy Health Place) in Cincinnati.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
Mustafa, formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, was staying at a stunning mansion in Bel Air that a donor had rented in order to house a few of the artists who played the show.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In April 2024, the university fired dozens of staff members who formerly worked in diversity, equity and inclusion positions.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
Adverb
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Ukraine once again confirmed its positions on the Donbas issue.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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That ability, once reserved for living nervous systems, could reshape how robots interact with the physical world and with humans in particular.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Satisfied with medical procedures already in place, NASA ordered no extra checkups for the crew ahead of liftoff and no new diagnostic equipment was packed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Overwhelm, already a danger to investigators managing a complex case, isn’t helped by online conspiracy theorists and other noisemakers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Kiley has occasionally bucked GOP leadership on procedural matters and previously voted against a House rule that would have blocked consideration of tariff repeal measures.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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According to the city, if approved, Peterson would fill a seat previously held by Commissioner Joseph Mitchell, whose term ended in November 2025.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That same year, Bass jumped in about eight months ahead.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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And ultimately in February, this is a big month coming ahead for us here and that’s right in front of us.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The other half of that spacewalk, Christina Koch, is among the four Artemis II astronauts waiting to fly around the moon as early as March.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Paul Modrowski was 18 years old when prosecutors charged him and a co-defendant with the murder of a friend, Dean Fawcett, whose headless body was discovered months earlier near railroad tracks in Barrington.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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