Definitions

formerly

[fawr-mer-lee] / ˈfɔr mər li /

ADVERB

previously in time or order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already earlier heretofore once

STRONG

erstwhile

WEAK

a while back aforetime anciently at one time away back back back when before before now before this down memory lane eons ago erewhile in former times in the olden days in the past lately long ago of old of yore olden days once upon a time radically some time ago time was used to be water under the bridge

Antonyms

WEAK

currently future presently subsequently

Example Sentences

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Addressing the legal filing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Minaj insisted that she was unaware any money was still owed to Weidenmuller, placing the blame for the issue on her business manager.

From MarketWatch

The displaced Poles were in turn resettled in Silesia, a region on the border of Czechoslovakia that had formerly belonged to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

LaVoix - formerly a finalist of RuPaul's Drag Race UK - was forced to leave Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday after sustaining an injury.

From BBC

Evoke, formerly known as 888 Holdings, expects the new tax regime to increase annual duty costs by between 125 million pounds and 135 million pounds once fully implemented from April 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to both praise Google, but said that its own chips are a step ahead.

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