officially

The Strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe over the weekend, in Europe.

The album is officially out right now.

But before the job had officially begun, COVID hit.

So, from ingestion to digestion to absorption, we’ve officially followed my breakfast as it was propelled through my digestive system.

Okay, I think I am officially spooned.

After an update of the book in 1974, doctors could no longer officially consider it a mental disorder—even if they wanted to.

And in 2007, ecologists declared that the bird had made a stunning comeback, and it was officially removed from the endangered species list altogether.

This kind of recognition can change people’s lives when it’s given politically — like, when a state recognizes a same-sex partnership as an officially sanctioned marriage.