Back when
Formerly and back when are semantically related in earlier topic. In some cases you can use "Formerly" instead an adverb phrase "Back when", when it comes to topics like in the past.
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Parker, formerly a human detective, who was transformed into a giraffe for no apparent reason (he blames it on wishing he was taller back when he was human).
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Back when Lightspeed (formerly of Power Pack) and Karolina Dean (of the Runaways) were on opposing teams (Lightspeed was one of several former teen superheroes hired to shut the Runaways down), they ended up complimenting each other instead of fighting.
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Undressing As The Enemy: Osugi, Hirasawa, and Kasuga strip naked in an attempt to get the laptop back when the nude formerly-missing NEETs invade it.
Source: Anime / Eden of the East
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Formerly and Back when. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_when/formerly
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