Formerly and Now

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Formerly

Formerly adverb - At an earlier or previous time.
Usage example: the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”
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Now is an antonym for formerly.
Nearby Word: former

Now

Now adverb - At the present time.
Usage example: that company doesn't make those toys now because they are unsafe
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Formerly is an antonym for now.
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  • Terminator Twosome In the now-defunct Back to the Future: The Ride formerly at Universal Studios, Doc Brown sent YOU back (and forward) in time to prevent Biff from messing up the timeline.
    Source: Terminator Twosome
  • Lets Play / J Smith OTI Formerly part of the now-deceased podcast Saving Progress along with Northernlion and Michealalfox now stars alongside Northernlion and RockLeeSmile on the NLSS every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
    Source: Lets Play / J Smith OTI
  • On 30 Rock, one of Tracy Jordan's antics was to declare that he was now to be addressed as "the gentleman formerly known as Rectum".
    Source: The Trope Formerly Known as X
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