Synonyms for formerly
ˈfɔr mər lifor·mer·ly

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1. once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erstadverb

   at a previous time

   "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";

   Synonyms:
   at once, erst, at one time, erstwhile, at a time, one time, in one case, once

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1. formerlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   heretofore, anciently, aforetime, of old, in times past, in days of yore, long ago, in past ages

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1. formerlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   heretofore, aforetime

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1. List of paraphrases for "formerly":

   previously, formely, earlier, former, before, once, above, originally, prior

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1. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   Formerly a public man needed a private secretary for a barrier between himself and the public. Nowadays he has a press secretary to keep him properly in the public eye.

2. Pavel Laberko:

   Companies that produce meat, fruit and other food have a unique opportunity to grow their operations as imports are restricted by Russia's so-called anti-sanctions, similarly, local producers of oil field equipment have a chance to try to develop their analogues of formerly imported products, now that the sanctions are here to stay for an extended period.

3. Christopher Wolf:

   Despite this recovery, beavers are still absent from many streams that they likely formerly inhabited.

4. Spalding University:

   Our tribute to Muhmmad Ali has disappeared, please help us locate the red bicycle we hung from our University Center( formerly Columbia Gym) in Muhmmad Ali honor.

5. Thomas Szasz:

   Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.