formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē 
ˈfȯr-mə-
1
: at an earlier time : previously
2
obsolete
: just before
Examples of formerly in a Sentence
He was formerly a congressman.
the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”
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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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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formerly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē
: at an earlier time : previously
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