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Another word for formerly

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Adverb

  1. At a time in the past

    See also:

    precede

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Another word for formerly

Modifier
  1. Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • Sea-elephants and fur-seals were formerly plentiful.

  • Formerly he had feared the end.

  • The hunters were formerly a numerous and merry crew here.

  • Formerly giraffes were found in large herds, but persecution has reduced their number and led to their extermination from many districts.

  • Its geographical range was formerly very extensive, and included Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Poland, Transylvania, Galicia, the Caucasus as far as the Caspian, southern Russia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Rumania, Bulgaria, Servia, and portions of central and northern Asia.

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