formally

adverb

Definition of formallynext
as in carefully

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Recent Examples of formally Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Then-Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell threatened to sue Redd for $1 million, and a lawsuit was formally brought in a breach of contract suit in March. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 The five songwriters will be formally inducted during the invitation-only 56th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year. — Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Medicare Extra Help, formally known as the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), is a program that's intended to substantially reduce what eligible Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drug coverage. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The virus has been found in North Carolina’s tick population, and antibodies showing previous exposure have been found in North Carolinians by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill, but no one has been formally diagnosed. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 Construction formally kicked off last week, marking the latest in a series of expansions of non-profit continuing life care communities in the state. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 The last major changes to the immigration system—the various visas and benefits that are formally established by Congress—were made in 1990. — Dara Lind, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 An eye on camp prospects While camp tryout players can’t be signed until at least 14 players are signed to standard contracts and the Heat currently has only 12 such players, Miami can’t yet formally sign developmental players to Exhibit 10 deals. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formally
  1. carefully
  2. systematically
  3. orderly
  4. gingerly
  5. meticulously
  6. methodically
  7. deliberately
Adverb
  • The crawl space had to do certain things, and the actor had to move in a certain way, so it was engineered pretty carefully.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of carefully
Adverb
  • Economists studying the post-recession years have found this asymmetry systematically rewarded people who already owned capital before the crash and penalized everyone who didn’t yet have any.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Effective succession planning is less about identifying a successor and more about systematically building leadership capability across the organization.
    — Blazy Flash, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of systematically
Adverb
  • The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of orderly
Adverb
  • Commentary on his work often describes it as a critique of race or capitalism but gingerly avoids the more superficial observation that these behaviors have a resemblance to certain presentations of psychosis.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, motorists were seen driving gingerly in the Avondale neighborhood as heavy rain and strong winds clobbered the streets.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gingerly
Adverb
  • Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Chester Walsh, a 29-year-old prop maker who resides in England, spent three months building a spaceship in the garden of his Northamptonshire home, meticulously crafting it to evoke the beloved sci-fi franchise.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of meticulously
Adverb
  • Mendoza went three and out on his third drive, but then methodically marched the offense down the field before stalling.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After methodically growing its business over nearly three decades and doing periodic tuck-in acquisitions, Lionsgate has assembled 20,000 film and TV titles in its library, which topped $1 billion in revenue in the most recent fiscal year.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of methodically
Adverb
  • Roughly 7 in 10 people globally believe government officials, business leaders and journalists are deliberately misleading them.
    — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed began more deliberately guiding the market to near certainty on the trajectory of rates heading into its meetings.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberately

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