as in recently
not long ago have you been listening to the radio much lately?

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Recent Examples of lately Ryan pointed out at that supply remains relatively tight overall, despite some expansion lately. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025 The 24-year-old has been on fire lately, hitting .325 with a 1.049 OPS, seven home runs and 16 RBI since returning from an intercostal injury, which cost him about three weeks in May. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 This thought has come to mind a lot lately, as much has been made of the political wranglings of Earth’s richest technocrats, whose ambitions range from lower taxes to interplanetary colonization. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025 Yes, the Chicago Cubs are having a heck of a time scoring runs lately. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately
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Adverb
  • Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025
  • China controls 90% of the world’s most powerful rare-earth magnets, and Ford Motor recently had to curtail some production due to a magnet shortage.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Posey is building the team in his own image, which was the point late last year when he was given the job.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 July 2025
  • Leading 1-0 but down two men late on, PSG still pushed for a second goal.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Adverb
  • How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Now, with no practical skills to speak of, the newly unemployed Grant struggled to find work.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Adverb
  • That he was moved by Gi-hun and now wants to give her closure and the money her father fairly won?
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
  • So now, many Mexicans and Mexican Americans are choosing to be seen in the loudest, most unmistakable way: by wearing their culture on their sleeves—literally.
    Daisy Maldonado, Vogue, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Perry’s prop malfunction occurred just one day after Beyoncé experienced an onstage mishap of her own, when her flying car began to tip over mid-air during her June 29 performance in Houston.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Unfortunately, many didn’t realize their conversations could be made public with just one tap, and the interface often fails to make the public/private distinction clear.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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