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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Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Guitarist Joe Duplantier howled the lyrics like a man possessed (or something more demonic) with a brooding magnetism duly reinforced by dressing all in black.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety That frankness may make the film something of a hot potato for distributors, and has duly drawn protests from Spanish animal-rights groups ahead of its world premiere in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
In a Saturday ruling, de Moraes gave X five days to provide commercial registries and other documents verifying the appointment and gave the court's secretary 48 hours to check if the other orders had been duly followed.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
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Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Guitarist Joe Duplantier howled the lyrics like a man possessed (or something more demonic) with a brooding magnetism duly reinforced by dressing all in black.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety That frankness may make the film something of a hot potato for distributors, and has duly drawn protests from Spanish animal-rights groups ahead of its world premiere in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
In a Saturday ruling, de Moraes gave X five days to provide commercial registries and other documents verifying the appointment and gave the court's secretary 48 hours to check if the other orders had been duly followed.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duly. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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