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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 platform formerly known as X and its owner Elon Musk have called for the firing of anyone deemed insufficiently grieving of Kirk.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Kid Cudi is setting the record straight regarding claims rapper Consequence made that the Ohio native sabotaged a potential Drake and Ye (formerly Kanye West) album in the works.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Sacramento State professor Arturo Biaocchi, film director Nick Anderson, Loaves & Fishes executive director Angela Hassell and Sharon Jones, Camp Resolution co-founder and a formerly unhoused woman.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Many of us may remember when Angela White, formerly known as Blac Chyna, gave birth to Dream Kardashian.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Kid Cudi is setting the record straight regarding claims rapper Consequence made that the Ohio native sabotaged a potential Drake and Ye (formerly Kanye West) album in the works.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Sacramento State professor Arturo Biaocchi, film director Nick Anderson, Loaves & Fishes executive director Angela Hassell and Sharon Jones, Camp Resolution co-founder and a formerly unhoused woman.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Many of us may remember when Angela White, formerly known as Blac Chyna, gave birth to Dream Kardashian.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
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And then, inside the museum hangs a mobile by the most famous Calder of all, Alexander Calder, its white disks floating—at once ethereal and pronounced—against the sandy-colored stone columns of the Great Stair Hall.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Start with once daily, and if your skin can handle it, gradually increase to two or three times per week.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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With the deployment of models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT models, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, DeepSeek’s R and V series models, Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI and countless others, the vast majority of AI processing across the industry is already inference processing.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The actress had previously teamed up with the company for a suggestive body wash commercial.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials previously said that there were 19 intrusions of the country’s airspace, and that a large proportion of the drones entered from Belarus.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That deal would potentially break a rule that no single broadcaster can reach more than 39 percent of American homes, so the FCC would have to lift the cap in order for the merger to go ahead.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Go ahead and then play around and kick the tires on doing some vibe coding.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This, however, was quite a different context from when Bianca Censori stepped out in a see-through dress at the Grammys earlier this year with her husband Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lopes has good technical striking skills, at least early in his fights, and excellent grappling.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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