as in lately
not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly Some districts become newly eligible for funding each year or have new staff who haven’t handled the program before. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025 Marklein is running for reelection in a newly redrawn 14th Senate District in south-central Wisconsin that leans more liberal than during his previous campaigns. Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025 After recent discussions with his major studio suppliers in Los Angeles, Jacob touted Paramount, newly-acquired by David Ellison’s Skydance, ramping up its movie output and growing interest in theatrical releases from streamers like Amazon and Apple. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 Ambitious Democrats are lining up to run in the newly gerrymandered districts, some of which have been tailored to favor particular candidates. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly
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  • The Liberal Democrats, an opposition party, have lately called for Andrew to give evidence to a parliamentary committee about his finances and potential rent paid to live in Royal Lodge.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • After all, that system has made Jones, who was dismissed as a bust over the last couple of seasons, look more than adequate lately.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Archeologists recently discovered an ancient Greek sanctuary at Pertosa-Auletta, an ancient cave system in Italy brimming over with archaeological evidence from multiple historical periods.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • On July 4, 1776, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia worked late into the night to set the final text of the Declaration into type.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The storm is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam, just north of the city of Quy Nhon, late on Thursday and early on Friday, when the JTWC estimates its intensity could drop from 90 to 20 knots.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There are also just more bears these days.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Fallibility is written into our genetic code, and refereeing is basically a nightmare now for everyone involved.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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