as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished
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Recent Examples of duly
On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, their mom held the ribbon and was duly honored by state treasurer Fiona Ma and other dignitaries for her previously unheralded entrepreneurial success.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
So Jan duly uses it, replicating himself with carefree abandon.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The concept duly repaid his faith, with the move to a bricks-and-mortar shop in London’s Cecil Court, a renowned centre of the book trade within a year.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Markets plunged again on that threat, and Trump duly backed off.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
So Jan duly uses it, replicating himself with carefree abandon.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The concept duly repaid his faith, with the move to a bricks-and-mortar shop in London’s Cecil Court, a renowned centre of the book trade within a year.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Markets plunged again on that threat, and Trump duly backed off.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duly
Adverb
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Fluffing is also essential for keeping the down fill properly distributed for maximum warmth and comfort.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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My mentor showed me how to properly glide and all of that stuff.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Burns is happily married to a shorter man who doesn’t mind that his wife has several inches on him.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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