At some point
Formerly and at some point are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formerly" instead an adverb phrase "At some point".
Formerly
Formerly adverb - At an earlier or previous time.
At some point and formerly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At some point" instead an adverb "Formerly".
Nearby Word: former
Both terms in one sentence
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It was formerly believed that feathers originated in the theropod lineage at some point during the Jurassic period, with small, arboreal theropods such as archeopteryx evolving them for flight.
Source: Science Marches On - Mickey/Jackie, formerly a popular ship mate to Tenth Doctor/Rose, has pretty much died off since the pairings of Jackie/alternate Pete in "Doomsday" and Mickey/Martha offscreen at some point before "The End of Time".
Source: Abandon Shipping -
FaceHeel Turn: At some point in the years between films three and four, formerly heroic Ug becomes a corporate asshole.
Source: Film / Critters
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