They are a newly married couple.
That is a newly acquired habit.
Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.
The room is newly painted.
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Footage newly obtained by ABC News appears to show the moment that the man suspected of opening fire at Brown University in December fled the Ivy League campus following the tragic incident.—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026 The newly married actors will star opposite each other in The Great Gatsby, with Noblezada returning to her original role as Daisy Buchanan and Carney joining the production as Jay Gatsby.—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 Workarounds for the newly uninsured To keep kibble in the food bowls, the Sorys are prepping for an uninsured future.—Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 With more families converting old tapes into shareable files, those visual memories are newly present again, and camcorders tap directly into that feeling.—Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was
before the 12th century