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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 shares are enjoying a floor of support from the formerly resistant $55 level, with a historically bullish trendline just below.
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In 2021, Fendi and Flos B&B Italia (formerly Design Holding) formed Fashion Furniture Design, or FF Design, to develop the Fendi Casa business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
This year’s lead underwriter so far is Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm formerly led by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 July 2025
On Sunday, Cal Fire shared details and updates about the blaze on X, formerly Twitter.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In 2021, Fendi and Flos B&B Italia (formerly Design Holding) formed Fashion Furniture Design, or FF Design, to develop the Fendi Casa business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
This year’s lead underwriter so far is Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm formerly led by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 July 2025
On Sunday, Cal Fire shared details and updates about the blaze on X, formerly Twitter.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formerly
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The cities in the top four spots remained unchanged from last year's ranking, with Arlington, Va. once again taking first place.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Musk deleted the tweet days later, taking a reconciliatory tone with Trump for a few weeks, though disputes between them sparked once again at the start of July (see a timeline of their feud here).—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Amid the ongoing tariff situation, which GM already anticipates will cost the company up to $5 billion this year, fluctuations in the supply chain and manufacturing strategies may further impede decisions surrounding how to approach warranty issues, Windau said.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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The aftermath By Saturday’s end, volunteer efforts were already underway — organization and individual-led alike.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Glaser was also nominated earlier this year by the Costume Designers Guild.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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In the Austin metro area, where inventory was up by 69.7 percent compared to a year earlier, the median list price of a home in June was $524,950, down 4.5 percent from a year earlier.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formerly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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