formally
Americanadverb
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in a formal manner.
The store was formally opened on Tuesday.
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as regards form; in form.
It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.
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The Strait, the most important oil-shipping route from the Middle East to Asia and elsewhere, doesn’t appear to be formally closed, but insurers have vowed to cancel policies for tankers traversing it.
From Barron's
The Strait, the most important oil-shipping route from the Middle East to Asia and elsewhere, doesn’t appear to be formally closed, but insurers have vowed to cancel policies for tankers traversing it.
From Barron's
On Sunday morning, Iranian state television formally confirmed Khamenei's death, before swiftly announcing the formation of a temporary council of three men to assume executive authority.
From BBC
Ashcroft formally rejected a $50 million FBI request to hire additional counterterrorism agents and intelligence specialists on Sept. 10, the day before the attacks.
From Salon
Kate Robertson, senior coroner for north west Wales, offered her "most sincere condolences" to the families and friends of the two men as she formally opened an inquest into their deaths.
From BBC
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